Education capital: Our evidence base defining parental engagement

The Progressing Parental Engagement in the ACT is a two year project (20142015) intended to provide a strong and evidenceinformed foundation for parental engagement in ACT primary schools. It involves: producing a definition of parental engagement that is evidenceinformed and reflects the priorities and perspectives of ACT parents; fostering the development of a shared understanding between families, schools and administrators about what parental engagement is and why it matters; developing a framework for measuring parental engagement, including a survey schools can use to measure current levels of engagement in their community and track progress over time; and producing evidenceinformed resources for families and schools to equip them to strengthen their parental engagement practice.