%0 Journal Article %T THE PARENT ¨C EDUCATIONAL PARTNER AND PART OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES %A Roxana MAIER %J Revista de Administratie Publica si Politici Sociale %D 2011 %I Vasile Goldis Western University, Arad %X Considering the fact that parents seem to be more involved in their childernĄ¯s life, this paperaims to be a starting point in order to develop a specific programe designed to increase parentsparticipation, as educational partners, in school activities. Although the important role of thefamily as a key element in all societies is well known, in the last decades, we can notice in ourRomanian society, a shift of perspectives with significant implications at the individual and sociallevel but also regarding the process of developing and implementing the social policies. %K social policies %K education %K parent %K child %K educational partner %U http://www.uvvg.ro/revad/files/nr6/5.%20art%20roxana%20maier.pdf