Document Type
Issue Area Five
Abstract
Consensus building is an important skill educational leaders use to generate trust and respect in the community. Because consensus building is a process, it can be learned and developed. However, not all issues can and should be solved by consensus building; for example, legal imperatives may preclude community discussions and decision making. For consensus to occur, all stakeholders must be involved in the process. One critical constituent is, of course, the parent.
Parental involvement in the schools is an essential ingredient in the education of children. Parents are children's first and predominant teachers of the value of school, trust, respect, and other habits affecting the teaching and learning process. Research has shown that when parents are involved with schools in positive ways, profound results occur-attendance and achievement improve and both parents and children develop better attitudes toward school.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
2
First Page
202
Last Page
206
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1994 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Budlong, Cheryl
(1994)
"Involving Parents in the Consensus Building Process,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
2, Article 48.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss2/48
