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Download full textSabag, Noy; Feniger, Yariv – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2022
This paper discusses the emergence of an opt-out movement in Israel led by parent associations at local and national levels. The protest targeted the use of a national standardized test, the Meitzav. Analyzing media coverage of this movement and informed by the theoretical arguments of the Advocacy Coalition Framework, the study suggests that by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Resistance (Psychology), Standardized Tests
Chesapeake Inst., Washington, DC. – 1994
This directory lists government agencies, advocacy groups, and reading materials on attention deficit disorder (ADD). The directory includes 19 national organizations, 37 general print information sources, 32 books and pamphlets for parents of children with ADD, 20 resources for children with ADD, 9 books and pamphlets for adults with ADD, 36…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKarasik, Joan; Samels, Marge – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This article discusses recent developments in the status of local, statewide and national advocacy groups and networks of parents of children with behavioral, mental and emotional disorders. Several groups of each type are described, along with lessons learned through experiences of local groups. Contact numbers for listed groups are offered. (PB)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Disabilities
Peer reviewedFriesen, Barbara J.; Huff, Barbara – Preventing School Failure, 1990
This article discusses cooperation between parents, family members, and professionals in advocacy efforts on behalf of students with emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders. Tips for parent-advocates and experiences of statewide parent networks are offered, as well as lessons and potential pitfalls experienced by professionals. (PB)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Advocacy, Citizen Participation, Cooperation
Caplan, Elizabeth, Ed.; Blankenship, Kelly, Ed.; McManus, Marilyn, Ed. – Focal Point, 1998
This bulletin focuses on family participation in mental health policymaking and highlights state efforts to increase family involvement. Articles include: (1) "Promoting Family Member Involvement in Children's Mental Health Policy Making Bodies," which describes how different states are promoting family member involvement in various statutory and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Family Involvement
Vohs, Janet R., Ed. – Coalition Quarterly, 1985
The first four volumes of the "Coalition Quarterly" journal are compiled in this document designed as a management resource for consumer organizations (especially parent coalitions) that operate centers for families of handicapped persons. The introductory issue describes the intent of the publication, proposed topics for future issues,…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Career Planning, Court Litigation, Disabilities
