ABSTRACT
In this introductory chapter we introduce major themes and key concepts related to diversity, families, and schooling. To begin, we survey important previous research on families and schooling, focusing the reader’s attention on a set of overarching themes that provide a historical background for understanding the studies presented in this book. Next, we carefully define a core set of theoretical concepts, stressing that these concepts represent lenses that can help readers to see families, schooling, learning, and teaching in new ways.
