Foreword / George Theoharis
Introduction: why leadership for partnerships? / Susan Auerbach
Edging in: locating a focus on school-family-community partnerships within the scholarship of educational leadership / Carolyn Riehl
Conceptualizing leadership for authentic partnerships: a continuum to inspire practice / Susan Auerbach
Enlisting collective help: urban principals' encouragement of parent participation in school decision-making / John Rogers, Rhoda Freelon, and Veronica Terriquez
Advocacy-based partnerships, special education, and African American families: resisting the politics of containment / April Ruffin-Adams and Camille M. Wilson
Authentic engagement with bicultural parents and communities: the role of school leaders / Edward M. Olivos
Policy aspirations and dilemmas of implementation: leadership for partnerships in Ontario, Canada / Joseph Flessa and Hélène Grégoire
Creating organizational cultures of family and community engagement: the impact of district policies and practices on school leaders / Molly F. Gordon
Parents as action learners and leaders: lessons for administrators in working with families and intermediary organizations / Janet H. Chrispeels
Supporting teacher leadership for partnerships: a case study of the school-community partnership process / Catherine M. Hands
Target, strategic partner, critical friend? Relationships between school leaders and community organizing groups / Sara McAlister [and others]
Dynamics of parent involvement in urban charter schools: parents' perceptions, principals' expectations, and student achievement / Marc L. Stein, Ellen Goldring, and Claire Smrekar
Conversations with community-oriented educational leaders / edited by Susan Auerbach
Conclusion / Susan Auerbach.