Involving Hard-to-Reach Parents

Donald C. Lueder, PhD, was a professor of educational leadership at Winthrop University, Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Currently, he is adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University.

• Chapter 1 Chapter I: Introduction: The Case of the of the Missing FamiliesChapter 2: Fully Involved Families: The GoalChapter 3: Family/School/ Partnerships: A SolutionChapter 4: Barriers: Gaps to OvercomeChapter 5: The Self-Renewing Partnership Model: Energy-Out and Energy-InChapter 6: Connecting: Bridging the GapsChapter 7: Communicating: Establishing a FlowChapter 8: Coordinating: Getting It TogetherChapter 9: Coaching: Building a Team

Educators clearly understand the nexus between parental involvement and student academic achievement. However, too few of us have successfully found ways to meaningfully involve 'hard to reach' families in our school improvement efforts. Thanks to Lueder's Self-Renewing Partnership Model, we finally have a strategy to help solve this seemingly unsolvable puzzle.