References

=References:=

Alberta Learning (2004). //Alberta school council effectiveness: Summary and findings of the provincial consultation. Alberta school council review implementation activities.// Edmonton, AB: Kaleidoscope Consulting.

Alberta School Councils’ Association (2007). //Alberta school council resource manual.// Edmonton, AB: Learning Resources Center.

Corter, C. & Pelletier, J. (2004). The rise and stall of parent and community involvement in schools. Schools Families, and Communities: Which Relationships Matter Most? //Orbit, 34//(3), 7-12. Retrieved from []

Government of Alberta. (2012). School councils. //Alberta's Education System.// Retrieved May 2012. []

Jennings, W. (1989). How to Organize Successful Parent Advisory Committees. //Educational Leadership, 47//(2), 42-45.

Leithwood, K., Jantzi, D., & Steinbach, R. (1998). __Do School Councils Matter__? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 13-17, 1998). Retrieved from: []

McEwan, E.K.,(2005). //How to deal with parents who are angry, troubled, afraid, or just plain crazy//. Thousand Oaks, CA.; Corwin Press

McKenna, M. & Willms, J.D. (1998). The challenge facing parent councils in Canada. //Childhood Education,74(//6), 378 – 383. Retrieved from: []

Nygaard, R. (2010). Sources of confidence in school community councils. //The School Community Journal, (20)//2, 137-158.
Pharis, T., Bass, R.V. & Pate, J.L. (2005). School Council Member Perceptions and Actual Practice of School Councils in Rural Schools. //Rural Educator, 26//(2), 33-38.