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Parent Participation At School

A research study on the perspectives of children

Ghent University

Nicole Vettenburg

Ghent University, Nicole.Vettenburg{at}UGent.be

The present article discusses the attitude of children towards parent participation at school. To this end, a quantitative study was conducted among 250 10-year-old children in Flanders. The analysis shows that children tend to rather like parent participation, and that this attitude is related to the extent to which parents participate. Children from `deprived' schools tend to like parent participation better. This article argues that children should be approached as fully-fledged, active participants in their parents' participation process and that it is necessary to take account of the specific perspectives of children on this topic.

Key Words: children's perspectives • children's rights • (deprived) schools • parent participation • social welfare studies

Childhood, Vol. 16, No. 1, 105-123 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0907568208101693


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