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Alianzas Familiares in Multilingual Education -

Alianzas Familiares in Multilingual Education

Buch | Hardcover
242 Seiten
2026 | Bilingual edition
Multilingual Matters (Verlag)
978-1-83668-238-7 (ISBN)
CHF 199,95 inkl. MwSt
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Written in English and Spanish, this volume explores family engagement policy and practices, showcasing pedagogical, administrative and community-based efforts aimed at countering the traditional hierarchies of power that shape relationships between schools and families from culturally, linguistically and economically minoritized backgrounds.
First bilingual volume on family engagement in multilingual education, providing evidence of the need for schools to work with Latinx families, communities and students, to the benefit of all involved.



This book examines the significance of family engagement policies and practices within culturally and linguistically diverse schooling contexts, through English and Spanish chapters which explore these alianzas familiares/family alliances in a variety of multilingual contexts.



It employs a wide range of perspectives including policy analysis, theoretical discussion, programmatic frameworks and ethnographic portraits to explore contexts across US states including rural and urban communities, Indigenous language communities, special education programs, preschool through high school settings and community education programs.



The chapters offer examples of pedagogical, administrative and community-based efforts aimed at countering the traditional hierarchies of power that shape relationships between schools and families from culturally, linguistically and economically minoritized backgrounds. Expanding the linguistic representation in literature on multilingual education, this volume includes chapters written in Spanish and English and will be of interest to educators, researchers and community advocates.

Eric J. Johnson is Professor of Multilingual Education at Washington State University, USA. His research explores language policies and programs, community and family engagement, and language and social justice. His recent book publications include The Language Gap: Normalizing Deficit Ideologies (with David Cassels Johnson, 2021, Routledge) and Language and Social Justice in Practice (with Netta Avineri et al, 2019, Routledge). Luz A. Murillo is Associate Professor of Bilingual/Biliteracy Education at Texas State University, USA. She studies the literacies of bi/multilingual indigenous, immigrant, and Latinx children, families and teachers, working with novice and practicing bilingual teachers to (re)learn to embrace their own linguistic practices as powerful teaching tools.

Introducción – Introduction



Eric J. Johnson and Luz A. Murillo: Introducing Family Alliances in Multilingual Education



Parte I: Apoyando a las Familias y Estudiantes

Part I: Supporting Families and Students



Implicaciones Pedagógicas – Pedagogical Implications



Chapter 1. Dan Moran and Theresa Catalano: Desde Hola hacia Utz i Petik: El Desarrollo de Conexiones Familiares Mediante el Estudio de Idiomas Indígenas



Chapter 2. Anita Hernández, José Montelongo, Sylvia Ramírez, Sonia Chávez, Alba González and Samantha Cortez: Beyond Parental Involvement: Entre Familias y Maestras Bilingües



Chapter 3. Luz A. Murillo, Lizbeth Cano and Albertina Guevara: 'Hola Ms. Cano, Te Invito otra vez a Mi Casa'



Chapter 4. Michelle López and Deena Gumina: Project Recuerdo: A Teacher’s Journey Honoring Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families’ Knowledge to Bridge Home and School



Implicaciones Administrativas – Administrative Implications



Chapter 5. Omar Antonio Escalera: Un Estudio de Caso de Codiseño: Iniciando el Cambio de las Asociaciones Convencionales a las Colaboraciones Equitativas



Chapter 6. Anne Valauri: Navigational Advocacy: School Leadership and Building Relationships with Multilingual Immigrant Families



Implicaciones Comunitarias – Community Implications



Chapter 7. Elena Foulis and Yahaira Pérez-Caraballo: Elevar, Educar y Apoyar: El Rol de las Organizaciones Bilingües sin Fines de Lucro en el Éxito Académico de los Jóvenes Latines



Chapter 8. Lourdes Flores, Eva Carranza and Aurelio M. Montemayor: Programa ¡Dual Si!: Abogacía Comunitaria Efectiva para la Educación Bilingüe



Parte II: Contextos y Perspectivas 

Part II: Contexts and Perspectives



Perspectivas Familiares – Family Perspectives



Chapter 9. Eulalia Gallegos Buitron and Vanessa Anthony-Stevens: Yo Digo, si Uno como Comunidad no Se Une...¿Quién?



Chapter 10. Ruby Osoria: Culture and Language of Exclusion: The Disconnect between Latinx Immigrant Parents from the US Education System



Chapter 11. David Nieto, Molly Hamm-Rodríguez and Astrid N. Sambolín Morales: En Busca de Equidad en la Colaboración con las Familias en el Ámbito Escolar: ¿Qué Hace Falta para Cambiar?



Chapter 12. Mary Beth Snow Balderas: The Invisible Labor of Bilingual Mothering



Perspectivas Universitarias – University Perspectives



Chapter 13. Sarah N. Newcomer and Gisela Ernst-Slavit: 'Juntos logramos más!': Apoyando a los Maestros Practicantes en la Participación de la Familia y la Comunidad



Chapter 14. Marie Tejero Hughes, Marta Mohammad and Juana Abarca: Building Equitable Collaboration with Latinx Families of Children with Disabilities



Chapter 15. Cristina Santamaría Graff and Terese C. Aceves: BIPOC Multilingual Family Voices in Educator Professional Training: Transformative Interactions in Family as Faculty Projects



Perspectivas Políticas – Policy Perspectives



Chapter 16. Eric J. Johnson and Emperatriz Rivas: La Praxis de la Voz Familiar



Chapter 17. E. Diane Torres-Velásquez, Antonio Daniel Herrera, Garth Bawden, Linda M. López and Mario A. Zuñiga: Family and Community Engagement and Martinez v. State of New Mexico: Framing Public Education for Multilingual and Multicultural Students



Afterword



Concha Delgado Gaitan: Afterwords on Family Alliances in Multilingual Education

Erscheint lt. Verlag 12.5.2026
Reihe/Serie Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Verlagsort Bristol
Sprache englisch; spanisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-83668-238-7 / 1836682387
ISBN-13 978-1-83668-238-7 / 9781836682387
Zustand Neuware
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