Parent Participation in Policy Development: An Analysis of Parent Representation on Illinois Local Interagency Coordinating Councils

This study examined the extent to which parent voting members of local interagency coordinating councils (LICs) represent the needs and interests of families within their local service area. Current LIC parent voting members were surveyed regarding the nature of family representation on these councils. Demographic information from each survey respondent was compared with known demographic characteristics of the Illinois family population. Results indicated that the LIC survey respondents had higher incomes and educational levels and were less likely to belong to an ethnic minority than the Illinois family population. A substantial majority of survey respondents acknowledged support for the representation of other families. However, these respondents reported they were only somewhat likely to actually represent other families. While more than 85 percent of the respondents felt training was important to their role of representation of other families, over half of the respondents reported that they had received very little training.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Social Work

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Bosch, Lois A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• David R. Dupper

• Sociology, Individual and Family Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9717254

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87343