Date of Award
Spring 2017
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Major
Educational Studies and Political Science
First Advisor
Jack Dougherty
Abstract
A new Connecticut pilot program for low-income families has attempted to actively engage parents in the planning and decision process to provide a holistic approach to comprehensive workforce services. This study analyzes perceptions of parental engagement gathered from interviews with policymakers, professionals and parents. Results show that in this program policymakers, professionals, and parents agree that parental engagement was a deliberate action to incorporate parent voice and create parent leaders for long-term success of the program. Policymakers and professionals disagreed on the level of leadership and amount of training necessary for successful parental engagement. Recommendations include aligning expectations and definitions across stakeholders to increase the likelihood of successful parental engagement in the future.
Recommended Citation
Curtin, Doug, "Rhetoric is not Reality: How Policymakers, Professionals and Parents Define Parental Engagement". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2017.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/617
Included in
Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Education Policy Commons, Social Welfare Commons
Comments
Senior project completed at Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies and Political Science.