This study examined an urban school readiness initiative that developed parent leadership as a key strategy for increasing the likelihood that all children enter kindergarten ready to succeed. Parent Leaders were primarily immigrant mothers who conducted outreach activities and child developmental screenings with low income, under-served, urban and immigrant families with young children. Using a rigorous case study design, this qualitative study investigated what strategies Parent Leaders used to engage families and how their leadership influenced families, neighborhoods, and the Parent Leaders themselves. The study found that Parent Leaders (1) used highly relational strategies to engage families, (2) shifted community norms about parent leadership, and (3) developed their own identities as leaders. These findings contribute to an increased understanding of how and why parent leadership matters for school readiness research, practice, and policy, particularly in immigrant and under-served communities.

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“您有身份”：以美国学校备战计划中的家长领导为例

这项研究检查了城市学校的准备工作倡议，该倡议发展了父母的领导能力，并将其作为增加所有孩子进入幼儿园准备成功的可能性的关键策略。家长领导者主要是移民母亲，他们为低收入，服务不足的城市和有小孩的移民家庭进行了外展活动和儿童发育检查。通过严格的案例研究设计，该定性研究调查了家长领导者采用什么策略与家人互动，以及他们的领导者如何影响家庭，邻里和家长领导者本身。该研究发现，家长领导者（1）使用高度关系化的策略来吸引家庭参与；（2）改变社区对家长领导力的规范；以及（3）确立自己的领导者身份。