A Five-Year Follow-Up: Teachers' Perceptions of the Benefits of Home Visits for Early Elementary Children

Autor/inn/en	Meyer, James A.; Mann, Mary Beth; Becker, Jennifer
Titel	A Five-Year Follow-Up: Teachers' Perceptions of the Benefits of Home Visits for Early Elementary Children
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 39 (2011) 3, S.191-196 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-011-0461-1
Schlagwörter	Parent Participation; Home Visits; Program Effectiveness; Grade 2; Family Environment; Academic Achievement; Teacher Attitudes; Early Intervention; Young Children; At Risk Students; Attendance Patterns; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Elementary School Teachers; Rural Schools; Surveys; Parent School Relationship; Family Influence; Student Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Hausbesuch; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Familienmilieu; Schulleistung; Lehrerverhalten; Frühe Kindheit; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to replicate previous research about teachers' perceived benefits of home visits to determine if they remained stable. Furthermore, the investigation sought to find out whether home visits impacted variables often associated with improved school success (i.e., school attendance, academic performance, parent engagement). Participants were 29 kindergarten through second grade teachers in a rural, Midwestern school district who conducted home visits at the beginning of the school year. Seventeen of the teachers participated in the earlier study. Revised surveys were completed. Results are consistent with those of the previous study. Specifically, teachers reported these positive effects: beneficial relationships and better communication with parents, more appreciation of the influence of the child's home environment related to school performance, and a better understanding the child's behavior in school. In addition, teachers identified a connection between the home visits and variables related to school success. Thus, teachers' perceptions reinforced the importance of conducting home visits. (As Provided).
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