Literature Review on Family Engagement Goals and Strategies

Family engagement and empowerment are an important priority for SFUSD to enhance students’ educational experiences by involving their families in the schooling process. This memo serves as a brief literature review to inform parental engagement strategies and empowerment components of the district strategic plan. To help frame this review, I will focus on two guiding questions:

• What is the importance of family engagement in the schooling process?
• What are “nontraditional” notions of parental engagement based on differing cultural beliefs?