| Abstract: | This paper examines the development, role, nature and function of a non‐tertiary distance education pressure group in Australia. It describes the activities of the School of the Air Parents and Citizens' Association (P & C) in Carnarvon, Western Australia. It assesses the distance education perspective the parents have; reviews their relationships with the Carnarvon teaching staff and the head office administrators of the Education Department; and indicates the nature, extent and effectiveness of State and Federal parliamentary lobbying. In. particular, it details the alignment of the P & C with the national Isolated Children's Parents' Association and what it has meant in terms of P & C influence and lobbying strategies. |
