Empowering the Powerful
A discussion of the interrelation of government policies and consumerism with social class factors and the impact of this upon parent interventions in their children's schooling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11166559 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gill Crozier (0000-0003-2927-0533, Bath College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-200 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0142569970180203 |
| OpenAlex | W1991286698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 23 |
This paper focuses on parents' involvement with their child's schooling and the possible influences upon this. At a time when parental involvement is regarded as being highly important to a child's school achievement and given the Government's promotion of the role of parents in education, the conditions should be particularly conducive to involving all parents in this significant role. It will be argued, however, that in spite of increased statutory rights and a changing attitude towards parents by teachers and schools, parents' social class location continues to have a direct impact upon their ability to intervene in their child's schooling. The paper concludes that increased parental involvement is probably desirable but the nature of this and its operationalisation needs to be carefully thought out
Class (philosophy · Consumerism · Developmental psychology · Government (linguistics · Life chances · Political science · Promotion (chess · Psychological intervention · Social class · Sociology · Statutory law · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Education Systems and Policy · Law · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Parental involvement
The business of learning
Absent fathers’, and children’s social and emotional learning
School-based social capital
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Spectacles of Ethnicity
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| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2022 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |