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Speaking – Parental Engagement

14. July 2009

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Dr. Debbie Pushor will help us to understand what is the difference between parental “involvement” and “engagement”? And what effect can parental engagement have on students’ attitudes toward school, attendance, behaviour, marks, graduation rates, and ...

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Having our cake and eating it too.

22. February 2009

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Very recently, I received an email from Tom Schell of Waterloo, Ontario. Tom wrote, “I need your wisdom in finding a way to have my cake and eat it too. We know how to create parent engagement, but how do we do it alongside ensuring the safety of our elementary students?” (Personal communication, January 14, 2009).

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Parent Knowledge

17. July 2008

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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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Parent Engagement

17. July 2008

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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 ...

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Parent Knowledge

13. July 2008

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Parent Knowledge

To become a parent does not require a formal education which imparts theoretical and professional knowledge. Parents, necessarily then, draw on their “personal practical knowledge” (Clandinin, 1986) in their parenting practices. They learn about children ...

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Parent Engagement

13. July 2008

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Parent Engagement

Parent engagement has the potential to create a story of a shared world in which educators and parents lay their knowledge alongside one another in schools to support and enhance the learning outcomes of children ...

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