YCDSB’s 9th Annual Catholic School Conference
Debbie Pushor was the guest of honor at the YCDSB’s 9th Annual Catholic School Council Conference, “Partners in Catholic Education – A Spirit of Collaboration,” held Saturday, November 14 at Jean Vanier CHS in Richmond ...
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15. June 2009
Early Career Award
On April 16, 2009 in San Diego, CA, Debbie Pushor was presented with an Early Career Award, an International award sponsored by the Narrative Research Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association ...
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17. July 2008
Parent Knowledge
The objectives of this program of research are to determine what parent knowledge is and how parent knowledge is held and used. While there is an extensive body of literature on teacher knowledge, there is ...
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17. July 2008
Parent Engagement
The story of parent involvement in schools is well-known and well-rehearsed (Pushor, 2001). Parents are asked by educators to serve as “audience, spectators, fund raisers, aides and organizers” (McGilp & Michael, 1994). My concern with ...
Continue reading...7. January 2010
Joining Our Voices. Parent Engagement in the Early Years.
A collaborative Community Workshop on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Research on early learning and child care is conclusive: a child’s experiences during the first five years of her/his life can set a critical direction for future ...
Continue reading...19. November 2009
What’s the difference between parental involvement and engagement?
On September 16, parents and school councils from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Debbie Pushor, an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan, as she spoke about “Parents ...
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Student Led Parent Teacher Conferences
For most parents the most common interaction with their child’s classroom teacher happens at parent teacher interviews. Conversations Edtechtalk show host Lisa Parisi and Ginger Lewman from Turning Point Learning Centre in Emporia, KS will ...
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Are you doing the right things?
As we all proceed into this new school year, before routines and patterns in schools are well-established and seemingly unchangeable, I would like to invite the parent body in every school to ask an important ...
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Parents’ role can determine student outcomes
What effect can parental engagement have on students’ attitudes toward school, attendance, behaviour, marks, graduation rates, and their sense of personal competence? Prof. Debbie Pushor of the University of Saskatchewan has been studying the relationship between ...
Continue reading...13. August 2009
Oct. 24th, 2009 – Thames Valley Parent Involvement Committee
Debbie Pushor – Keynote Speaker Thames Valley Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) Parent Conference Saturday, October 24th, 2009 In her keynote presentation, Debbie will discuss current research and practices in the field of parent engagement. Following her keynote, Debbie will ...
Continue reading...- Parent Engagement
- Disposition: An attitude and an action?
- Parent Knowledge
- New Website Launch!
- Tamara Murray
- What’s the difference between parental involvement and engagement?
- OurSchool Podcast with Debbie Pushor PhD
- Education Grants
- Toronto Sun - Parents can't be pushovers!
- Jim Propp
- Mike Robinson: Please Review our Parental Engagement Blog at: http://parentalengageme...
- Bonnie T: Hi Deb! Enjoy reading your articles and find they closely resemble how...
- Cindy Seibel: Congratulations on launching your website! The launch is featured on...
- T Molnar: Looks good Debbie. Easy to navigate and easy to read. Some nice tie-...
- Grant Mucha: Thanks Debbie! I am eager to hear people's thoughts about the website....
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