Identifying Barriers: Creating Solutions to Improve Family Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Baker, Timberly L.; Wise, Jillian; Kelley, Gwendolyn; Skiba, Russell J.
Titel	Identifying Barriers: Creating Solutions to Improve Family Engagement
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 26 (2016) 2, S.161-184 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Parent School Relationship; Barriers; Focus Groups; Opportunities; Organizational Communication; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools; School Personnel; Time; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Möglichkeit; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule; Schulpersonal; Zeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Reframing notions of parent involvement (being present in the school building) to parent engagement (viewing multiple constructions of how parents are involved) is the purpose of this paper. The authors highlight the knowledge gained from data collected from a series of family and staff focus groups regarding parent and staff perceptions of barriers to family involvement and from families' suggestions as to what could be done differently to increase engagement. Using applied thematic analysis, five themes common to both families and staff are discussed: providing opportunities for involvement, improving communication, welcoming families into the building, making time, and moving from involvement to engagement. Findings show that, generally, parents and school staff agree on barriers to parent involvement but offer contrasting solutions. While parent solutions directly address the barriers identified and support parent engagement, staff frequently offered disconnected solutions, reiterating parent involvement--the necessity of parents being present in the building, rather than parent engagement--multiple constructions of how parents are involved. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01