Educating preservice teachers for family, school, and community engagement

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Family-school partnerships: a challenge for teacher education (2018, background): “This call has been repeated many times over the years (Epstein 2013; Epstein and Sanders 2006; Evans 2013; Saltmarsh, Barr, and Chapman 2014; Willemse et al. 2016).”
The Effects of Teacher Training on Teachers’ Family-Engagement Practices, Attitudes, and Knowledge: A Meta-analysis (2019, background): “Despite training, teachers still report feeling unprepared to work with families (Evans, 2013) and overwhelmed when they do interact with families (Epstein & Sander, 2006).”
Preparing teacher candidates for family–school partnerships (2014, background): “Based on a literature review, Evans (2013) concludes that, despite increased attention to family engagement in teacher education, teachers continue to feel unprepared and points out that teacher education does not address FSP in a useful way.”
A Review of Research on Prospective Teachers’ Learning About Children’s Mathematical Thinking and Cultural Funds of Knowledge (2016, background): “Other research has argued that PSTs need opportunities to interact with children, families, and community members outside of school, particularly for learning about CFoK (Evans, 2013; Waddell, 2013).”