The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
The Global Family Research Project is an independent, entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that supports all families and communities in helping children find success in and out of school. We create a worldwide exchange of ideas to further the understanding and implementation of anywhere, anytime learning for all.
Since 1983, our team has provided leadership to promote strategies that build pathways for children’s whole development across all learning environments.
- Family Engagement Playbook Dec 2019
Over the years, our organization has cataloged research-based strategies for working with and building strong connections with families. This new Family Engagement Playbook takes that work to the next level. The Playbook is a collection of evidence-based approaches that individuals, groups, and organizations can easily integrate into existing professional learning opportunities to cultivate meaningful and co-created family engagement. The approaches have the potential to change mindsets, build trusting relationships, and transform organizational practices. - Fostering a Love of Literacy Through Libraries, Schools and Families
- Seven Research- Based Ways That Families Promote Early Literacy (Infographic)
Positive early-literacy experiences with family members–whether at home, in early-childhood programs, schools, or libraries–set children on a trajectory to become confident readers by the time they reach third grade, which is an important milestone on the pathway toward high school graduation. The brief includes examples of programs that raise awareness about early literacy and a tool that those serving young children can use to reflect on their work with families.