Parental Perceptions: A Case Study of School Choice amidst Language Waves

Autor/inn/en	Evans, Rinelle; Cleghorn, Ailie
Titel	Parental Perceptions: A Case Study of School Choice amidst Language Waves
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 34 (2014) 2, Artikel 819 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; School Choice; Indo European Languages; Native Language; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Multilingualism; African Languages; Foreign Countries; Elementary Education; Likert Scales; Statistical Analysis; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Indoeuropäisch; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Ausland; Elementarunterricht; Likert-Skala; Statistische Analyse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In this article we report and reflect on the responses to a questionnaire survey administered to 600 parents/caregivers, whose Foundation Phase children attend a former Afrikaans-medium primary school where English is now the sole medium of instruction, although English is not spoken as home language by either teachers or learners. We explored reasons why parents chose this particular school, especially in the light of available alternatives as well as their views of mother tongue/English instruction. At present, many parents favour an approach that also nurtures the home language, even while support for an English-only approach is strong. It may be that well-established research findings on the pedagogical and social benefits of maintaining home/local languages are being heard, at least among younger and better educated parents. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
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Update	2020/1/01