Parent Engagement
The Missing Link
To improve youth outcomes
today, new techniques must be employed to increase parent involvement and
maximize leadership development opportunities for them.
Aspects of Parental
Shared Leadership®, sometimes called democratic, or distributive
leadership; involves a cross section of people (stakeholders) engaged in
consensus-building activities that foster a belief in
democratic
principles and processes such as self-determination and participation.
This
inclusive method is designed to enrich the lives of youth and families. For such
leadership to develop we pay special attention to the following three things.
Parental Shared Leadership® processes encourage (after Gastil 1997):
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Ownership.
Problems and issues need to become a responsibility of all with proper chances
for people to share and participate. |
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Learning.
An emphasis on learning and development is necessary so that people can share,
understand and contribute to what’s going on. |
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