scholarly journals “I’m not a teacher”: A case of (dys)functional parent-teacher partnerships in a South African township

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Rockie Sibanda
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Children's Schooling ◽  
Successful School ◽  
Pedagogical Function ◽  
South African Township

Teachers collaborating with parents is an axiom of successful school programmes. The parents’ role should be supportive and complementary to the teachers’ pedagogical function. A functional or dysfunctional parent-teacher partnership is a predictor of children’s success or failure in school. The functionality of parent-teacher partnerships is often measured through student achievement. The aim of this article was to illuminate how a coordinated parent-teacher partnership can be supportive to children’s schooling. Focus is on teachers’ teaching role complimented with the supportive and monitoring role of parents. Data were collected through interviews with parents and teachers at a township primary school. I engage the concern that a lack of parental involvement affects parent-teacher partnerships in township schools. Findings of this study demonstrate teachers’ lack of understanding of the sociocultural and economic circumstances constraining parental involvement, resulting in a chasm of understanding between teachers and parents on how to collaboratively support children’s learning positions at school and at home.

scholarly journals Family Volunteers as Alternative Future Resources: School Leaders’ Beliefs and Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Hazar Hekmat Malluhi ◽  
Nayel Musa Alomran
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Alternative Future ◽  
Parents Involvement ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Teachers And Parents

Schools and community engagement are seen as effective factors for making schools a thoughtful place. This case- study employed mixed methodology to explore the phenomena of parent involvement and to know the exact characteristics of the leadership style in the school. This case study examined and described school leaders’ perspectives, attitudes and practices towards parents’ involvement in an Abu Dhabi primary school using a variety of data sources including, interviews, open-ended teachers’ questionnaires, school self-assessment surveys and mothers’ council self-assessment surveys. The findings revealed that the school leaders effectively employ multiple collaborative, shared and transformational leadership practices to improve parent/family volunteering. Teachers and parents have good communications. The mothers’ council and the administration enhanced many different parental activities. There are some barriers in parents ‘participation like language and the lack of the awareness of important role of parents in the school. The implications of this study revolve around the important roles the school leaders have in helping parents feel supported and encouraging family volunteering. The school leaders have to increase the encouragement of parents’ involvement in general and family volunteering in particular. This study is a calling for a shift from random acts of parents’ involvement to coherent, comprehensive, continuous, systematic and equitable family volunteering approach.

scholarly journals Saudi Parental Involvement in EFL Students’ Achievement via Edmodo

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Areej A. Alsanosi ◽  
Thuraya A. Alabsi
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Private School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Intermediate Stage ◽  
Integration Of Technology ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Main Components ◽  
High Level

Parental involvement is a key predictor of students’ success in academic and general life. Moreover, the integration of technology has had a massive influence on the learning process and in facilitating parents’ involvement. The current study aims to explore the role of parents in the achievements of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners via Edmodo, which is a platform consisting of three important main components. A descriptive method is used to conduct the research with a sample of 50 parents of female students at the intermediate stage of King Abdul Aziz private school, and using a questionnaire as an instrument. The results indicated a high level of parental involvement in supporting their daughters’ progress. Moreover, parents were pleased when the teachers kept them informed about their daughters’ progress in English. Communication with the school and supervision of homework had a positive effect on the quality of learning. The results revealed that parental involvement enhanced English language skills and increased learners’ motivation to work hard. In addition, the study discovers the positive perception of parents regarding the use of Edmodo.

scholarly journals The experience of parent-coaches in youth sport: A qualitative case study from Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-85
Author(s):  
Samuel Elliott ◽  
Murray Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Australian Study ◽  
Australian Football ◽  
Parenting Role ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Conflicting Role

There has been increasing academic interest in understanding the nature of parental involvement in youth sport. Much scholarly focus has illuminated both positive and negative forms of sport parenting from the perspectives of coaches, parents and youth participants. One less understood aspect however surrounds the potentially conflicting role of parents who coach their own children in youth sport. This is surprising given that many parents, especially fathers, demonstrate support by fulfilling essential roles such as team manager and team coach (Jeffery-Tosoni, Fraser-Thomas, & Baker, 2015). This paper emerges from an Australian study of 16 parent-coaches involved in Australian football. The original purpose of the study was to understand the nature of the sport parenting role in youth sport in Australia. A number of pertinent themes were constructed surrounding the contemporary experiences of parent-coaches who coach their own children, and how coaching is subsequently justified. The findings illustrate how concerns of favouritism impact how parent-coaches interact with their child in contrast to the rest of the team, encouraging nuances of ‘negative’ parenting toward their own children under the guise of being the coach. Examples of this include demonstrating deliberate criticism at training and matches and overlooking their child in awarding encouragement awards after each weekly match. Significantly, parent-coaches justify these behaviours in attempting to fulfil the dual role of parent and team coach. We argue that this can be potentially problematic for some parent and child relationships and have a reinforcing influence on how other parent-coaches negotiate being a parent and coach. 

scholarly journals Impact of Parental Involvement towards School Education between Boys and Girls

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Varshney ◽  
Dr. Uma Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Parent Involvement ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
School Education ◽  
School Behavior ◽  
Parent Knowledge ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Agra City ◽  
Active Parent

Children are the building blocks of the nation and home is the first and most important school for the child, will ever have. Parental involvement has been recognized as the most important factor to influence the childhood and adulthood. Any enrichment programme, for maximizing the potentials of all the children has to have active parent-child interaction. The role of parents in bringing up their children is quite important both in terms of their devotion with respect to time spent with them, money and other consideration. Parents transmit the culture and custom of society to the incoming generation. Parent involvement implies how the parents involve themselves in developing overall personality of the child. It may be described as the allocation of resources to the child‟s school behavior. Parents‟ involvement in education either in school or at home, will create a partnership between school and parents. The resulting partnership between parents and school will develop effective communication from home to school and school to home. The main objective of the present study was to compare the parent knowledge, attitude and involvement towards school education between boys and girls children. Data was collected with the help of standardized tool „Parent Involvement Scale‟ by Dr. Rita Chopra and Surbala Sahoo. Sample size was 100 boys and girls of IVth and Vth Standards, will be selected from Agra city. Analysis of data was done by percentile technique. Findings of the study indicate that involvement of parents towards boy is more than girls. Although they support both of them but in some areas like tours from schools, outdoor group study, financial matter etc, they still ignore girls.

scholarly journals PERAN WARGA SEKOLAH DALAM PEMBENTUKAN KARAKTER RELIGIUS PESERTA DIDIK

QATHRUNÂ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Al Hudri ◽  
Hunainah Hunainah
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Character Building ◽  
At Home

This study aims to determine the role of school residents in the formation of the religious character of students in Al Husna Islamic Elementary School and Al Qudwah Elementary School. This study uses a qualitative approach with the type of field research (field research). The research was conducted in two places, namely (1) Al Husna Rangkasbitung Islamic Elementary School and Al Qudwah Integrated Elementary School Kalanganyar. Data were collected by in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of this study are; (1) religious character is needed and must be possessed by students to face changing times and moral degradation. The formation of religious character can be assessed from the aspect of the spiritual attitude of students. (2) the role of school residents such as principals, teachers and parents is very important in shaping the character of students, educators as second parents in schools are the main motor in shaping the religious character of students. (3) the role of parents cannot be underestimated in an education, students who spend more time at home ideally parents should be able to synergize in the formation of the religious character of students when at home. (4) inhibiting factors for the formation of religious character in Islamic schools, one of which is educational policies that are not in line with the school program. (5) efforts are being made to optimize the formation of religious characters by providing education and training for teachers around character building, appreciation of students and parental liaison books.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING POSITIVE IMAGINATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Daviq Chairilsyah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Free Atmosphere ◽  
The Family ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Home And School

ABSTRACT So naturally, the early childhood brain develops an imaginary world of imagination. An imagination that is directed to positive things will certainly foster thoughts and give a child enthusiasm in life at home and school. The paradigm that occurs in society is that imagination in children is always associated with negative and useless, even dangerous things by saying that a child is insane if he has imagination in his life. It is a tool for generating creative and useful ideas. This paper uses a literature study method. Increasing a positive imagination in children is necessary so that the role of teachers and parents is needed to cultivate and direct this imagination in children into creative and useful ideas. Teachers are playing a part in improving the number of play tools in children, engaging children to take walks, inviting children to tell stories, providing a safe and free atmosphere to help develop children's positive imaginations in school. Meanwhile, the role of parents in the family environment is to provide a safe and free-wheeling atmosphere, do not prohibit children too much, invite them to listen to classical music, and base all thoughts on religion.

scholarly journals Moral Education at Primary Level in Selected Private Schools of Karachi: Role of Teachers and Parents

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Rabia Siddiqui ◽  
Zehra Habib
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Depth Interviews

Pakistani society is facing numerous problems such as intolerance, violence, lying, dishonesty and sexual harassment to mention just a few. Parents and schools have a major role to play in the moral development of children. This mixed methods study examined teachers’ involvement in developing moral values in children from three private sector schools in Karachi, Pakistan. Document analysis of primary schools’ curriculum, in-depth interviews and classroom observations of nine teachers were conducted to understand how moral values are imparted through formal education. Additionally, 240 parents participated in a quantitative survey to investigate parental involvement in the moral development of children. Findings revealed inadequate focus of the schools’ curricula towards moral education, teachers’ limited perceptions and their subsequent lack of contribution to moral development of students. The quantitative data from parents showed satisfactory involvement of parents in moral growth of their children, measuring above 60% for every variable. Data also revealed that parents focus more on instructions rather than discussions about the moral values with their children. Findings highlight the need for coordinated efforts towards moral development of children involving parents, teachers and schools.

scholarly journals Making Learning Visible: Role of Parents in Enhancing the Quality of Teaching at Montessori Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Naz ◽  
Zoobia Parveen
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Classroom Guidance ◽  
Role Of Parents

The study is about parental involvement in quality of teaching at pre- education level (PG to Class2). The aim of this research was to explore the effect of parents’ role in the enhancement of quality of teaching at Montessori level. This research study was descriptive in nature. Parents and teachers of students studying in Lahore city were the target population of the study. Two hundred parents and one hundred students of PG to class 2, from ten public and ten private primary schools were sample of the study. The survey method was used for data collection. It has been found out that parents are facing challenges and difficulties in rearing of child in current era. Study has witnessed a long gap in students’ achievement due to less parents’ support in classroom guidance provided to their kids at preschool level. Findings of this study show that teaching quality and learning level of student is directly correlated with scales from the parental involvement. Evidence based research in this literature review indicated that those preschool approaches are more successful that have focus on role of parents along with the teacher.

Governance in South African schools: Democratic advancement or hindrance?

2020 ◽  
pp. 174114322093730
Author(s):  
Nuraan Davids
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
South African ◽  
Daily Functioning ◽  
Parental Participation ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Democratic Discourse ◽  
School Governing Bodies ◽  
Current Practices

The introduction of school governing bodies in South African schools has largely been motivated by a democratic discourse of communal participation, belonging and accountability. How this has been interpreted has seemingly been limited to understandings of parental participation in the daily functioning of schools. In turn, research on school governing bodies has focused extensively on two contrasting narratives, underscored by an imbalance of power – that is, either the incapacity of parents to fulfil their mandate, or a dominance of parental involvement, which often undermines the principal’s authority. Very little, if any, attention has been afforded to the role of school governing bodies in relation to democratising and diversifying schools. By paying particular attention to the roles and responsibilities of parents on school governing bodies, this article considers two inter-related questions. Do current practices and actions of school governing bodies promote or hamper the democratising agenda, necessary for the transformation of schools? How can school governing bodies, and specifically parents, contribute to the transformation of schools that extend beyond parochial conceptions of parental involvement?

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