Home School Communication in a Rural South African Village: Implications for Teaching and Teacher Education

Autor/inn/en	Tucker, Catherine; Bachman, Lauren; Klahr, Jessica; Meza, Natali; Walters, Meghan
Titel	Home School Communication in a Rural South African Village: Implications for Teaching and Teacher Education
Quelle	In: International Education, 37 (2008) 2, S.62-76 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-5429
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Parent School Relationship; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Rural Sociology; Performance Factors; Cognitive Structures; Barriers; Educational Development; Educational Research; Teacher Education Programs; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; Agrarsoziologie; Leistungsindikator; Cognitive structure; Kognitive Struktur; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In South Africa, the lack of teacher training in parent involvement is compounded by the teacher shortage in general and the overall shortfall of qualified teachers. This article describes a project developed for one of the communities in South Africa to enhance students' knowledge of and comfort with parent involvement. This study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How do parents view their children's education in comparison to their own?; (2) How do they feel about schooling now as compared to their own schooling?; (3) How would they like to be approached by teachers?; (4) Do they feel welcome at school?; and (5) What kinds of communication do they have with the school staff? The interviews with parents yielded insights into their perceptions of schooling. Findings of the study--which fall into three basic categories: struggles to learn, current problems in education, and wishes for the future--are presented. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 420 Claxton Complex, 1126 Volunteer Boulevard, Knoxville, TN 37996. Tel: 865-974-9505; Web site: http://cehhs.utk.edu/publications/default.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10