!!!Elternvereine Parent - Teacher Associations, came into existence at the beginning of the 20%%sup th/% century, when the education authorities sought closer co-operation between schools and parents ("parents´ evenings"). At first, their activities were limited to financial support of schools and pupils. After 1945, united PTAs were granted the right to participate in decision making ("Parents´ Advisory Committee" at the Ministry of Education in 1957; from 1962 advisory status in the examination of laws and decrees etc.) and finally the right of co-determination for parents and legal guardians (since 1974 in parent-teacher-pupil committee, since 1986 in class or school platforms). Headmasters and headmistresses are obliged to promote PTAs by law. \\ Umbrella federations: Oesterreichischer Verband der Elternvereine an den oeffentlichen Pflichtschulen, Bundesverband der Elternvereinigungen an hoeheren und mittleren Schulen Oesterreichs (except Vienna), Verband der Elternvereine an hoeheren Schulen Wiens, Hauptverband Katholischer Elternvereine. - Other organisations representing the general interests of parents are: Katholischer Familienverband Oesterreich, Oesterreichischer Familienbund, Bundesorganisation der Oesterreichischen Kinderfreunde. !Publications "Unsere Schule", "Elternhaus und Hoehere Schule", "Familien-Magazin" etc. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Elternvereine|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]