Contents -- Foreword by Christine E. Sleeter -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Social Context of Parent-School Relations -- 2. Doing Fieldwork -- 3. Consorting with the Enemy -- 4. Schools as Competitive Bureaucracies -- 5. The Cultures of Schools and Homes -- 6. An Ethic of Care-Celebrating Diversity -- 7. Collaboration and Community-Building -- 8. A Focus on Teaching and Learning -- 9. Parent-School Collaboration -- Appendix -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.