Abstract
Eighty-nine teachers and fifty-nine active members of parent organizations associated with the teachers' schools were surveyed regarding their perceptions of significant issues in education. Issues were rated as high, medium or low priority and then rank-ordered separately for parents and teachers. Overall ranking for the two groups differed significantly. Ratings of issues bearing upon parent involvement in education and employment opportunities for students were more highly rated by parents than teachers. When ratings of most curriculum-related issues were compared for the two groups they were not found to differ significantly. The results were interpreted to reflect broad social role differences between parents and teachers as well as local community characteristics. Some implications for fostering parent participation in curriculum development were outlined.