Category Archives: Parent Involvement in Schools

First School Laws in North America

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Tunya Audain

At the National Conference on Parent Involvement in 1976 in San Anselmo, California we all received a bookmark in our kits with the following inscription: The First School Laws in America (Massachusetts, 1642) embodied all the basic principles which underlie … Continue reading →

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Implement the Rhetoric of Parent Involvement!

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Tunya Audain

“Implement the Rhetoric” was the rallying cry of a group of parents – Citizen Action to Reform Education (CARE) – in the 70’s and 80’s in Vancouver BC (Canada). Tokenism, lip service, and symbolic use of parents were frustrating many … Continue reading →

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Family and Education Report (1987) – Part 6

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Tunya Audain

V. BUILDING HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP  Regarding the question of school/family relations we became aware of the yet unpublished article by Dr. John D. Friesen, Department of Counseling Psychology, UBC, entitled “The Family and School: An Uneasy Relationship.” In it he writes that … Continue reading →

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Family and Education Report (1987) – Part 5

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Tunya Audain

  III. CURRICULUM DECISION-MAKING We note that the general principle in a free, democratic society is that public institutions must reflect the public’s will and not the self-interest of those who run the institutions. The Let’s Talk About Schools discussion paper … Continue reading →

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Family and Education Report (1987)– Part 4

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Tunya Audain

  The Family and Education Committee was established by the BC Council for the Family in the Spring of 1985. On August 26th the President of the BCCF wrote to the Minister of Education requesting assistance with respect to gaining information … Continue reading →

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