Parent Empowerment: An Idea for the Nineties?.

Riley, Alan

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ERIC Number: EJ491732

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Publication Date: 1994

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Parent Empowerment: An Idea for the Nineties?

Riley, Alan

Education Canada, v34 n3 p14-20 Fall 1994

Examines the evolving role of parents in school decision making. Discusses the history of the parent-school relationship during the 20th century, categories of parent involvement, class and gender biases within the power structure, influence of principal's leadership style, needs for parent and educator reeducation, and development of true parent-school partnerships. (SV)

Descriptors: Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Education, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Participative Decision Making, Power Structure, School Based Management, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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