Including Parents: Education, Citizenship and Parental Agency

Vincent (education policy, University of London) focuses on the topic of lay activity in relation to education. She describes the experiences and motivations of parents involved in a variety of grass- roots groups organizing around educational issues, and examines their problems and successes. She explores how parents' relationships with educational institutions cast light on the broader issues of public participation and how citizenship is experienced today by different social classes and ethnic groups. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)