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2017

Family, Life Course, and Society

Bank Street College of Education

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Restorative Schooling: The Healing Power Of Counternarrative, Veronica Benavides Dec 2017

Restorative Schooling: The Healing Power Of Counternarrative, Veronica Benavides

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Deficit-based thinking and subtractive schooling on negatively impact children from minoritized communities. This paper considers the unique role of families as leaders in the restorative schooling process, and offers educators research-based guidance on creating culturally responsive learning environments.


Grandmothers As Child Caregivers: A Unique Child Care Arrangement, Kathy L. Reschke, Susan K. Walker Oct 2017

Grandmothers As Child Caregivers: A Unique Child Care Arrangement, Kathy L. Reschke, Susan K. Walker

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This paper draws attention to grandmothers who provide child care and the parents and children they serve, by sharing the results of a study of a group of employed mothers from rural, low-income families who used grandmother care on a regular basis. Although their experiences cannot represent those of all mothers who use grandmother care, they are valuable in understanding the perspective of many women with few feasible options who depend on this type of care.


The Gift Of Hindsight: A Parent Learns About Educating Trans Youth, Denise Snyder May 2017

The Gift Of Hindsight: A Parent Learns About Educating Trans Youth, Denise Snyder

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Describes one family's journey with their transgendered daughter.