Results - Study on parents' school involvement

Brief report (March 2022):

At the beginning of each school year, all parents are invited to attend the annual general assembly at their child's school. It is during this meeting that parents can learn more about the school and the ways to get involved (e.g. election of governing board members). Typically, few parents attend this meeting, prompting many questions : Who are the parents attending this meeting? What are the reasons for not attending? How can schools encourage parents’ participation in this assembly? The first results of our study address these questions:

Brief report (December 2021):

Participants of our study.

Scientific communications

Verret, J., Ratelle, C. F., Archambault, I., Bureau, J., Duchesne, S., & Plamondon, A. (2025, May). Les motivations parentales envers la gouvernance scolaire : le rôle des aspirations. [poster]. Conference « Les principes fondamentaux de la motivation pour répondre aux enjeux sociétaux contemporains » at the 92st Acfas convention, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Ratelle, C.F., Lemardelet, N., Boisclair Châteauvert, G., Duchesne, S., Archambault, I., Plamondon, A., & Bureau, J.S. (2025, April). Profiles of parents’ values toward participation to school governing boards. Communication présentée dans la séance « Homes and schools: Building positive relationships » (Family, School, Community Special Interest Group) at the annuel American Education Research Association (AERA) convention, Denver, CO, United-States.

Boisclair-Châteauvert, G., Ratelle, C. F., Archambault, I., Plamondon, A., Duchesne, S., & Bureau, J. S. (2024, April). A values-costs perspective to increase parents’ participation in school governing boards. Communication Presented at the annuel American Education Research Association (AERA) convention, Philadelphia, United-States.

Ratelle, C. F., Boisclair-Châteauvert, G., Archambault, I., Bureau, J. S., Duchesne, S., & Plamondon, A. (2024, April). Parents’ persistence in their involvement on school governing boards: The role of their psychological needs. Communication presented at the annuel du American Education Research Association convention (AERA), Philadelphia, United-States.

Ratelle, C.F., Boisclair-Châteauvert, G., Archambault, I., Bureau, J. S., Duchesne, S., & Plamondon, A. (2023, May). La participation des parents à la gouvernance scolaire: Barrières et facilitateurs. Communication présentée dans le cadre du colloque « Effet-école et réussite éducative des élèves en situation de vulnérabilité : étiologie et pratiques efficaces » lors du 90e congrès de l’Acfas, Montréal, Québec, Canada.