Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Eric J. Johnson ,  Luz A. Murillo
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Edition:   Bilingual edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781836682370

ISBN 10:   1836682379
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   12 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English, Spanish

Table of Contents

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

Reviews

This book ‘walks the walk’ by highlighting the work of successful alliances with schools and testifying to the assets brought by multilingual families. Importantly, authors and editors realize these affordances by offering chapters in English and Spanish, inviting conversations among multilingual voices. By focusing on family engagement with K-12 multilingual programs, this book fills a gap and offers promising lessons that can be gleaned when alliances are established and coalitions are formed with families to support children. * Catherine Compton-Lilly, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA *

Author Information

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.

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