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The actual and potential participation of primary school pupils at parents’ evenings: A challenge to the established order

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As curricular development in Scotland espoused the importance of pupil participation, the extent to which
this has been embedded across teachers’ pedagogy into assessment and reporting practices warranted
investigation. This article reports a mixed-methods study with parents, pupils and teachers from three
Scottish primary schools that examined pupils’ participation in parents’ evenings. Findings revealed that
pupils did not attend meetings but were relied upon as a source of preparation by attending parents. Adults
rationalized excluding pupils from the perspective of protecting children or indicated a perceived tension
between parental and pupil participation. While teachers and parents proposed passive pupil attendance
based upon age and meeting content, many pupils were positively disposed towards potential attendance and
envisioned more participatory roles during the meetings. I will conclude by suggesting that parents’ evenings
practice merits careful revision to reflect current educational discourse.

Keywords
Children’s voice, consultation, parent–teacher conferences

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Improving Schools

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: The Author., 2014

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Improving Schools 2014, Vol. 17(1) 30– 40

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English

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DOI: 10.1177/1365480

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