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Cheryl Fields_Smith
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She received her doctorate from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to beginning work on her Ph.D., she taught elementary school for eight years in Connecticut. Her research interests include family involvement, sociocultural context of teaching and learning, and multicultural education.

Fields-Smith, C. (2005). African American parents before and after Brown. Journal of Curriculum and Supervision 20, 129-135.

Fields-Smith, C. (forthcoming). Parental involvement and social class. In (Van Galen, J. & Noblit, G.) (Eds.). Late to Class. New York: State University of New York Press.

Fields-Smith, C. (In Press). Motivation for Participation: Why African American Parents Become Involved in Elementary School Settings. Journal of School Public Relations.

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