1st Edition

Parents And Teachers Power And Participation

By Carol Vincent Copyright 1996
193 Pages
by Routledge

193 Pages
by Routledge

193 Pages
by Routledge

This work examines the factors that shape and influence home-school relations. At its heart is an analysis of parent-teacher relationships in an inner city borough, drawn from case studies of five primary schools and a parents' centre. Interviews with parents are revealing windows into parents' views on a range of issues, including curriculum, discipline and parents' relationships with their... Read more
Parents, power and participation; the changing role of the parent in state education; parental involvement - the present day; city schools; researching home-school relations - a critical approach; parents and teachers - mutual enemies?; teaching - the low status profession?; the local approach; conclusion.

Biography

Carol Vincent