The latest issue of the Boys in Schools e-Bulletin, published by the Family Action Centre at the University of Newcastle, focuses on “family, community and school partnerships”.

A list of the article section headings should convey the scope:

• A research perspective on school-community partnerships
• What do we mean by “family” and “community”?
• What are the benefits of family and community participation in schooling?
• What do schools have to do to for effective partnerships?
• So why are family-school partnerships important for boys?

There are some very good insights to be had in this e-Bulletin (and a great References list):http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/binsp/vol-12-no-1/startup.html

Incidentally, the Family Action Centre has developed a course on family-school-community partnerships (School and Community Partnerships to Improve Boys’ and Girls’ Outcomes) to be available as part of the Master of Educational Studies at Newcastle Uni.

More about the course: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/fac/binsp/vol-12-no-1/training.html#SCP