# Children, Families, Schools, and Communities

- By: Joan Giovannini
- Publisher: Holyoke Community College
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/General_Child_Development/Children_Families_Schools_and_Communities_(Giovannini))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Early_Childhood_Education/General_Child_Development/Children_Families_Schools_and_Communities_(Giovannini)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/socialsci-194407/pdf

Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text in the field of Child and Family Studies. It provides a lens for understanding the evolving definition of “family”. It promotes strategies for culturally sustaining and deeply collaborative relationships.