Parent  Education  and   Involvement/Support Programs

Parents can become parent of a school's effort to prevent antisocial behaviour or to promote health in a number of ways. Parents can be educated or informed about these behaviours supported or trained in speaking or intervening with their children, become involved in school activities, be involved in take-home activities or become advocates for programs or services in the community.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Saunders CS, (1994). Safe At School: Awareness and Action for Parents of Kids Grades K-12
• Kagan SL. The changing face of parenting education. ERIC Digest
• National PTA. Discipline: A Parent's Guide
• Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide. Action Steps For Parents
• Involving Parents in Early Childhood Education Programs.
• National Parent Information Network
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Critical Issue: Supporting Ways Parents and Families Can Become Involved in Schools
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Critical Issue: Creating the School Climate and Structures to Support Parent and Family Involvement
• McBride, Brent A. - Rane, Thomas R. 1996. Father/Male Involvement in Early Childhood Programs. ERIC Digest
• U.S. Department of Education. 1993. Helping Your Child Get Ready For School
• Katz Lilian G. Readiness: Children and Schools
• Pascale Hoelebrandt. The Health Promoting Schools: Collaboration with Parents and Community
• Public Agenda Online. Playing Their Parts: What Parents and Teachers Really Mean by Parental Involvement
• U.S. Department of Education. Family Involvement in Children's Education Successful Local Approaches An Idea Book
• U.S. Department of Education. 1996. Reaching All Families Creating Family-Friendly Schools
• Canadian Parents Online
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Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program. (1999). Families and Schools Together: Building Relationships.
• Children, Youth and Families Education Research Network
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy. 2001. Healthy Families, Healthy Communities.
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 1999. Families and Schools Together: Building Relationships.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program. (1999). Families and Schools Together: Building Relationships.
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy. 2001. Healthy Families, Healthy Communities.
• Province of Quebec. School and the Family: Directory of Innovative Projects in Schools.
• David R. Denton. SREB. Helping Families to Help Students: Kentucky's Family Resource and Youth Service Centers.

Resources

• Manitoba Education, Training and Youth.  1999. Parental Involvement: A Bibliography
• U.S. Department of Education. Publications for Parents, Including the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education
• Children, Youth and Families Education Research Network

-Planning Guides

-Programs and Materials

• National PTA. Discipline: A Parent's Guide
• National PTA. Kids Need A Future, Not funerals, Community Violence Prevention Kit
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation, (1996). Welcome to School: Questions Parents Might Ask
• Shultz E, (1995). Be an advocate for your child. PTA Today
• Macias AH, (1993). Hide your TV and seek other interests. PTA Today
• Chen M, (1994). The Smart Parent's Guide to Kids' TV
• Sweet D, Singh R, (1994). TV Viewing and Parental Guidance Education Consumer Guide
• Truxal MR, (1994). Increasing Teacher/Parent Awareness of Developmentally Appropriate Movies for 3-6 Year Olds Through Use of a Rating Scale
• Davis JF et al, (1991). Parenting in a TV Age: A Media Literacy Program for Parents. A Media Literacy Workshop Kit on Children and Television
• The Baltimore Prevention Program
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Strengthening America's Families Program
• The Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. A Certificate for Parenting: Online Course

-Policy Examples