Family Involvement in Preschool Education: Rationale, Problems and Solutions for the Participants

Autor/in	Kocyigit, Sinan
Titel	Family Involvement in Preschool Education: Rationale, Problems and Solutions for the Participants
Quelle	In: Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 15 (2015) 1, S.141-157 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-0485
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Content Analysis; Negative Attitudes; Fatigue (Biology); Semi Structured Interviews; Kindergarten; Foreign Countries; Family Involvement; Preschool Teachers; Parent Participation; Costs; Time; Transportation; Educational Facilities; Barriers; Spouses; Illiteracy; Bias; Attention Deficit Disorders; Financial Problems; Conflict; Home Visits; Gender Differences; Communication Strategies; Guidance; Extracurricular Activities; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Inhaltsanalyse; Negative Fixierung; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elternmitwirkung; Cost; Kosten; Zeit; Verkehrswesen; Bildungsstätte; Ehepartner; Analphabetismus; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Konflikt; Hausbesuch; Geschlechterkonflikt; Kommunikationsstrategie; Beratung; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Türkei
Abstract	This aim of this study is to examine the views of teachers, administrators and parents about the problems that emerge during family involvement in preschool activities and solutions for these problems. The participants were 10 teachers, 10 parents and 10 administrators from 4 preschools and 6 kindergartens in the Palandöken and Yakutiye districts of Erzurum. Data was collected via semi-structured interviews and analyzed using descriptive and content analysis. The results show that teachers and administrators organize various family involvement activities, and parents participate in one or more of them. Family-involvement activities were found to be affected by factors such as time, cost, interaction, order, sharing, getting familiar with each other, ease of transportation, updated notice boards, technology, school facilities, security, control, requirement, and participation size. The participants mentioned the following among the problems they faced in family involvement activities: unwillingness; lack of time; fatigue; negative attitudes; the behavior of teachers' spouses, parents, and teachers; irrelevance; low participation; families unable to express themselves; program changes; disinterest; illiteracy among families; ineffective presentations; constant complaints; favoritism; attention deficit in children; difficulty in leaving; conflicts; financial difficulties; unannounced home visits by teachers; gender; and transportation. They were observed to battle these problems by setting aside time, getting help, using effective communication, ensuring high participation, exercising control, updating notice boards, showing guidance and trying to adapt. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01