Parental involvement in PTAs functions as an especially productive form of civic engagement.
Evidence
The parent-teacher association (PTA) has been an especially important form of civic engagement in twentieth-century America because parental involvement in the educational process represents a particularly productive form of social capital. It is, therefore, dismaying to discover that participation in parent-teacher organizations has dropped drastically over the last generation, from more than 12 million in 1964 to barely 5 million in 1982 before recovering to approximately 7 million now. — Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone, 33
Categorization
- corroborated: 5 independent passages support this claim — Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone: America’s Declining…, 33
- XREF: connects to: Transparancy and accountability can enhance citizen participation in democracy. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1565; Social trust and civic engagement co-vary across societies as one underlying factor. — Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone: America’s Declining…, 59; Volunteering correlates with political engagement, not alienation — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 432 (+1 more)
Related
- Parent volunteer groups form around concrete school assistance projects (similarity 0.84)
- Volunteering correlates with political engagement, not alienation (similarity 0.83)
- Social trust and civic engagement co-vary across societies as one underlying factor. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Transparancy and accountability can enhance citizen participation in democracy.
#expands(0.75) — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1565 - Social trust and civic engagement co-vary across societies as one underlying factor.
#expands(0.72) — Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone, 59 - Volunteering correlates with political engagement, not alienation
#exemplifies(0.70) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 432