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All Children are Our Children. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Feb 2009, Pages: 188
The purpose of the study was to talk to parents
who “fight attitudes and perceptions that date back
centuries and a school system whose resistance to
change is unparalleled” (Fine, 1993, p. 692) and see
how they persevere as they try to transform this
system. Narrative inquiry, using semi-structured
interviews, was used to explore the common
characteristics and motivations of parents who are
advocating for changes within their children’s
school. All the participants in this study were
mothers of children enrolled in public schools.
The findings suggest that these women are motivated
by a combination of external and internal factors.
Implications for practice include the creation of
curricula in adult education programs that will
educate parents about the school system, their
rights, and various means of advocacy.
Recommendations for future research include looking
at how children are affected by their parents’
activism.
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