A Survey of Parental Involvement in Middle Schools in New Zealand

Autor/inn/en	Hornby, Garry; Witte, Chrystal
Titel	A Survey of Parental Involvement in Middle Schools in New Zealand
Quelle	In: Pastoral Care in Education, 28 (2010) 1, S.59-69 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-3944
DOI	10.1080/02643940903540363
Schlagwörter	Policy Formation; Middle Schools; Parent Participation; Parent Education; Parent School Relationship; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Principals; Interviews; Parent Teacher Cooperation; School Policy; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politische Betätigung; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Elternmitwirkung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Ausland; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Principal; Schulleiter; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Schulpolitik; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article reports the results of a survey of parental involvement (PI) policy and practice in middle schools in a large New Zealand city. Principals at all 11 middle schools in the city were contacted and agreed to be interviewed. Interviews were conducted using a schedule that focuses on 11 aspects of PI: encouraging parents into school, policy formation, acting as a resource, collaborating with teachers, sharing information on children, channels of communication, liaison with school staff, parent education, parent support, involving diverse parents, and teacher professional development. Analysis of data from the interviews indicates that there are some common strengths and weaknesses with regard to PI in middle schools. There were also important differences between schools in the types of PI they engaged in as well as some clear gaps in provision. Implications for improving the practice of PI in middle schools and for further research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10