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CHAPTER 5<br />
RESOURCES<br />
Education Development Center, Inc. (2011) Strategies for engaging refugee and immigrant families. Washington, DC:<br />
Author. Retrieved from http://www.promoteprevent.org/sites/www.promoteprevent.org/files/resources/<br />
strategies_for_engaging_immigrant_and_refugee_families_2.pdf<br />
This guide provides descriptions of diverse, culturally appropriate parent and family outreach strategies in six<br />
sites involved in two initiatives: New Routes to Community Health and Safe Schools/Healthy Students.<br />
Fairfax County Public Schools. (2012, December). Immigrant parent involvement in American schools:<br />
Helping parents transition from cultural supporters to cultural leaders. Retrieved from<br />
https://fcpsdac.wikispaces.com/file/view/Immigrant+Parent+Involvement+in+American+Schools.pdf<br />
This handout discusses immigrant parent involvement in American Schools and how to help parents<br />
transition from cultural survivors to cultural leaders.<br />
Fairfax County Public Schools, Family and School Partnerships. (2015). Parent center guide. Retrieved from<br />
http://www.fcps.edu/is/fam/resources/publications/documents/ParentCenterGuide.pdf<br />
This guide provides information on the purpose of a parent center (or family center or welcoming center),<br />
and tips on developing a center, and designing and implementing a welcoming program for parents and<br />
families.<br />
Fuligni, A. J. (2005, June) Convergence and divergence in the developmental contexts of immigrants to the United<br />
States. In K. Warner Schaie, & Glen Elder (Eds.), Historical influences on lives and aging, 88-98. New York,<br />
NY: Springer.<br />
This chapter shows that the impact of major social and historical events on individuals’ life course<br />
trajectories has much to do with the developmental period during which these events occur, and, for<br />
immigrants, can affect one’s assimilation and acculturation into a new environment.<br />
Han, Y., & Love, J. (2015, December). Stages of immigrant parent involvement: Survivors to leaders. Phi Delta<br />
Kappan 97, 21–25. doi: 10.1177/0031721715619913<br />
This publication provides an overview of four stages of immigrant parent involvement—“Cultural<br />
Survivor,” “Cultural Learner,” “Cultural Connector,” and “Cultural Leader.”<br />
International Rescue Committee. (2006). Educational handbook for refugee parents. Silver Spring, MD: Author.<br />
Retrieved from the BRYCS Clearinghouse website: http://www.brycs.org/documents/upload/Educational-<br />
Handbook-English.pdf<br />
This handbook, disseminated by BRYCS with permission from IRC, discusses several topics that<br />
newcomer, and specifically refugee, parents may not be aware of and provides examples.<br />
Katz, V.S., Levine, M. H., & Gonzalez, C. (2015, September 16) Family partnerships are key to digital equity.<br />
Education Week. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/16/family-partnerships-arekey-to-digital-equity.html<br />
This study investigate how low-income Hispanic families use technology through the day and the impact<br />
technology has on relationships between the family and school staff.<br />
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