Abstract
William F. Breivogel Robert E. Jester Institute for Development of Human Resources College of Education University of Florida Gainesville, Florida T here is a long tradition in American education of involving parents in the activities of the public school through participation in various parent groups. This participation has typically taken the form of such parent groups as parent-teacher organizations, band boosters, mother clubs, tip-off clubs, quarterback clubs, etc. Most of these parent groups appear to have at least two things in common: (1) they are not involved with the decision-making aspects of operating the school; and (2) they are primarily composed of and operated by middle-class parents. Observations of typical parent-teacher organization meetings and committee activities would not be likely to reveal the participation of very many low-income parents, particularly those from racial or ethnic minorities.
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