Selected Papers from the 21st Roundtable of the International Network (INET) on School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Dear Colleague,

In April 2024, the International Network (INET) on School, Family, and Community Partnerships conducted its 21st Roundtable in Philadelphia. Researchers from nine countries (i.e., Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Hungary, Ireland, and Mexico, as well as from 21 states and the District of Columbia in the USA) both presented their studies on many aspects of school, family, and community partnerships and discussed the results.

The INET meets every other year at the start of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). It presents new studies using quantitative and qualitative methods, with special attention paid to the results of family and community engagement for students and families, as well as for improving schools.

The studies in this Special Issue of Social Sciences address the major themes of the INET meeting, listed as follows:

• Toward greater equity in partnerships;
• Student, parent, and teacher voices on family engagement;
• Follow up: COVID-19’s effects on family engagement;
• Preservice and inservice education on partnerships;
• Partnership program organization, implementation, and measurement.

Social scientists in education, sociology, and psychology reported studies using original and secondary datasets. They conducted quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods analyses. The researchers explored student, family, teacher, administrator, and community participation in family and community engagement activities in order to understand both the processes of program development and the results for all partners in education.

Prof. Dr. Joyce L. Epstein
Dr. Yolanda Abel
Dr. Steven Sheldon
Guest Editors

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