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If someone would have asked me eight years ago about parent and family engagement, the conversation would have been short and sweet. Perhaps I would have provided a sample list of the menial jobs parents frequently take on in schools, including fundraising, helping with hot lunches, supporting special school activities and events, and photocopying.
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Ryan, D. (2015). A Change of Consciousness. In: Living as Mapmakers. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-361-2_15
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