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Intermediary Organizations as Capacity Builders in Family Educational Involvement

Harvard Family Research Project

Holly Kreider

Harvard Family Research Project

Julia Coffman

Harvard Family Research Project

Although a substantial literature examines the outcomes of family involvement in education, and the family and school characteristics that support or deter such involvement, we know little about the role of national nonprofit intermediary organizations in family educational involvement. This article argues that intermediary organizations play a crucial role in capacity building for family involvement by providing alternatives to school-centered approaches to family involvement and engaging families with intensive support that schools seldom offer. It examines the functions of intermediary organizations by using a framework of capacity building at the individual, organizational, and relational levels.

Key Words: family involvement • intermediary organizations • capacity building • family and school relationships

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