ERIC Number: EJ1070132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1745 -7823
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Family Involvement in Creative Teaching Practices for All in Small Rural Schools
Vigo Arrazola, Begoña; Soriano Bozalongo, Juana
Ethnography and Education, v10 n3 p325-339 2015
Parental involvement is interpreted as a key form of support that can contribute to the establishment of inclusive practices in schools, but this can be difficult in sparsely populated areas. Using ethnographic methods of participant observation, informal conversations and document analysis, this article therefore focuses on family involvement practices in two small rural schools in Aragón (Spain) that carry out creative teaching practices as a way to encourage parental participation. Our data show that teachers promote parental involvement using strategies such as acceptance, expression and communication in school. These strategies seem to be negotiated in each situation based on the values prioritised by the teachers as a result of their interaction within the context they find themselves in. Factors such as family mobility, dispersion of homes and sociocultural status appear to condition these strategies.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Small Schools, Family Involvement, Parent Participation, Ethnography, Creativity, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, School Desegregation, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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