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https://doi.org/10.32903/zs.65.1-2.11
Attitudes of Parents and Homeroom Teachers towards Forms, Effects and Difficulties of Family – School Partnership
Mirjana Knežević
; Dječji vrtić Lastavica u Osijeku, Osijek, Republika Hrvatska
Abstract
Family and educational institutions are dominant environments for children and therefore their partnership is necessary. While their cooperation includes the attempt to satisfy interests of both parties, the term partnership, the use of which is nowadays in increase, emphasizes the equality of both sides and tolerance. In literature relating to this subject, certain effects of that partnership are emphasized, for example, better academic success of children, better attitude of children towards school and their teachers, empowerment of the family and disburdening of children.
The goal of the empirical part was to determine the form of interaction, traditional or partnership-oriented, which is cultivated by parents and homeroom teachers. Also, the goal was to see if parents and homeroom teachers realize the advantages of the partnership-oriented interaction for children, namely students, and to examine their attitudes towards difficulties of partnership realization. The research was conducted on 72 parents and 18 homeroom teachers in September and October of 2017 in School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in Osijek. The survey procedure was used in the implementation of the research. The research data were processed using descriptive statistics. The data were shown in graphical and table form, and they were interpreted. The obtained results show that, despite the theoretical advocacy of partnership-oriented interaction, parents and homeroom teachers still practice traditional interaction even though both groups realize the advantages of partnership-oriented interaction for children / students. Also, homeroom teachers believe that parents cooperate with school only when it is absolutely necessary for the further education of their child. By examining attitudes of parents and homeroom teachers it is determined that they do not perceive difficulties encountered in partnership-oriented interaction.
Keywords
partnership; parents; homeroom teachers; students
Hrčak ID:
233547
URI
Publication date:
2.12.2019.
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