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Gogel, Ella Mae – 1985
Suggestions are offered for establishing local parent association groups as advocates for gifted and talented students. Beginning concerns include location and recruitment of new members; affiliation with state and national groups (such as the Association for the Gifted within the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Assocation for…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Parent Associations

Jor'dan, Jamilah, R. – PTA Today, 1989
This article suggests techniques for recruitment and involvement of students in local and state Parent Teacher Associations (PTA). The National PTA has authorized the establishment of Parent, Teacher, Student Associations (PTSA). The process for changing from PTA to PTSA is outlined. (IAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Associations, Program Development, Program Implementation
Buisman, Jackie – G/C/T, 1979
The author provides information on organizing a parent support group for parents of gifted children to share problems and plan appropriate educational opportunities for their children. Suggestions are made for making contacts, developing the group structure, and ensuring the group's success. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Guidelines, Organizations (Groups)
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Federal Programs. – 1977
This handbook, designed for members of Title I parent advisory councils, explains the Title I program and serves as a guide to organizing and conducting parent councils. The first chapter contains a brief summary of Title I history and intent. Chapter two explains laws and amendments relating to parent advisory councils. The third chapter offers…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Associations
Hoppe, Paul – Exceptional Parent, 1979
The author presents several suggestions for the organization of self-help groups for parents of developmentally disabled children. Guidelines stress that parents are the most important advocates their children will ever have and that parents must often meet to share information among themselves. (SBH)
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Parent Associations
Mitchell, Patricia Bruce, Ed. – 1981
The guide presents six papers designed to help people become effective advocates for gifted and talented children. In "Effective Advocacy: Understanding the Process and Avoiding the Pitfalls," P. Mitchell considers such obstacles as using an adversarial rather than a persuasive approach and being impatient. She charts a procedure for more…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Berger, Sandra L. – 1990
This digest offers guidelines for group advocacy efforts on behalf of gifted education. Four potential pitfalls are identified: using an adversarial rather than a persuasive approach; assuming that people in administrative and political positions are not too bright or not very knowledgeable--or both; being impatient; and ineffectively coping with…
Descriptors: Activism, Child Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Davis, Chuck – 1981
This workbook provides information and guidelines for planning and operating Parent Advisory Councils (P.A.C.s) provided for under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I. The first part of the workbook, which was prepared for P.A.C. planners in the Phoenix, Arizona, Union High School District, is a month-by-month guide to P.A.C.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Parent Associations

Watts, Amy J. – Perspectives in Education and Deafness, 1995
A teacher in a day school for students with hearing impairments recounts development of a parent support group, including special problems and evidence of effectiveness. The article offers guidelines for other schools regarding preparation for meetings, conducting meetings, and possible meeting topics. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Parent Associations, Parent Participation

Riley, Tracy L.; Karnes, Frances A. – Roeper Review, 1993
This survey of 11 presidents of professional education associations and parent organizations in Mississippi found that all responded positively to the idea of including gifted education workshops and presentations in future conference programs. Strategies for working with organizations and associations interested in gaining information on the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Druian, Janice; Sayers, Susan – 1978
This inservice program for principals was designed to assist the development and maintenance of effective Parent Advisory Councils (PACs), as mandated by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The manual first introduces the concept of the principal as a facilitator, outlining the principal's role and responsibilities within a PAC.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Transitional Bilingual Education. – 1976
The guidelines outlined in this pamphlet were developed in cooperation with members of local parent advisory councils and school officials. The guidelines describe the rationale for parental involvement, the specific steps to be taken in organizing parent advisory councils, and the roles and responsibilities of these councils. (CLK)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Goldberg, Marge; And Others – 1989
This report reviews ongoing projects by the Parent Advocacy Center for Educational Rights (PACER), in particular its parent training program and programs for students. The Parents Helping Parents project is described and evaluated, including its efforts concerning public information, workshops for all parents, workshops for special groups,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Willis, Mary Jackson – Equity and Choice, 1988
Legislation in 1977 strengthened the role of school councils, comprised of teachers, parents, and students, in South Carolina to increase community and parent participation in schools. Accomplishments achieved and obstacles encountered by school councils are discussed. Aspects of effective councils are identified. (BJV)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Parent Associations
Davies, Don – Equity and Choice, 1988
Interviews with 150 low-income parents in three countries reveal that their low involvement with the schools was due to the fact that teachers and administrators have a substandard view of low-socioeconomic status families, and the parents have low assessments of their own educational effectiveness. Empowerment programs in each country are…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Family School Relationship