| Parental Participation in Schools |
| PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS - PROJECT CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2-4 NOVEMBER 1998, EDINBURGH |
| MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER 1998 |
| Each case study was repeated to enable groups to be as small as possible and encourage discussion |
| 10.00 | Arrival, welcome and introduction |
HMCI Mr Harvey Stalker |
| 10.20 | The Project: Progress to date |
Mr Alan Armstrong |
| 10.45 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 | How to attract or encourage the support of parents |
France |
| 12.00 | How to attract or encourage the support of parents |
France |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Parental involvement in children's learning |
Italy |
| 15.00 | Tea | |
| 15.30 | Parental involvement in children's learning |
Italy |
| 16.30 | Depart for the day |
| PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME |
| TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 1998 |
| 09.30 | Training of parents |
Netherlands |
| 10.30 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 | Training of parents |
Netherlands |
| 12.00 | Training of parents |
Belgium (Flemish Community) |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Home-school agreements |
Austria |
| 15.00 | Tea | |
| 15.30 | Home-school agreements |
Austria |
| 16.30 | Depart for the day | |
| 19.30 | Dinner |
| WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 1998 |
| 09.30 | Parental involvement in evaluating schools |
Austria |
| 10.30 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 | Parental involvement in evaluating schools |
Scotland |
| 12.00 | Parental involvement in evaluating schools |
Scotland |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Conference plenary | |
| 15.30 | Depart |
| John Evertsson | National Agency for Education, Stockholm |
| Olivier Lesenecal | Ministry of Education, Denmark |
| Joseph Solomon | Institut Pedagogique, Athens |
| William Schuldt | Education Department, Germany |
| Linda Kennedy | Admissions and Information for Parents Division, Department of Education, England |
| Jane Martin | Research Fellow, University of Birmingham |
| Ann Hill | Scottish School Board Association |
| Fred Harrison | Scottish School Board Association |
| Alistair Wilson | Research Assistant, Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research |
| Alison Kirby | Scottish Parent Teacher Council |
| Judith Gillespie | Scottish Parent Teacher Council |
| Linda Coad | Scottish Parent Teacher Council / European Parents' Association |
| Jackie Welsh | Scottish Consumer Council |
| Paula Ribiero | Scottish Consumer Council |
| Lisa Bowie | Scottish Consumer Council |