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It's Not What You Know, It's…: The U ntold Stories of Parent Advocates
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Giordani, Tania |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | After reviewing the literature on parental involvement, it is evident that there is a lack of scholarly information that speaks directly toward parents advocating for all children. This paper explores the common characteristics and motivations of mothers who are advocating for changes within the public school system. Background Mark Twain once said, “The greatness of a nation lies in the strength of its public schools” (ISBE, 2003). If this statement is true, then we, the citizens of the U.S. should be alarmed. Countless people across this nation have lost confidence in the system’s ability to educate our children and many corporations are insisting they can do a better job educating our children, which is partly contributing to the recent surge of charter schools. When public education was established, it was envisioned to be an equalizer of opportunity and was to serve as a beacon of hope and mobility for the poor and powerless (Noguera, 2003). In the United States, the quality of the public education system has been deteriorating over the past few decades. Public schools across this nation have been and continue to suffer from issues such as overcrowding and inadequate staffing. Under funding, one of the biggest and Learning In Community: Proceedings of the joint international conference of the Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) (48th National Conference) and the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)/l'Association Canadienne pour l'Etude de l'Education des Adultes (ACEEA) (26th National Conference). Edited by Laura Servage and Tara Fenwick (June 2007) |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2521&context=aerc |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.casae-aceea.ca/~casae/sites/casae/archives/cnf2007/Proceedings-2007/AERC%20CASAE%20Giordani-2007.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2521&context=aerc |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
