ERIC Number: EJ823128
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Feb
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
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Collaboration between School and Parents to Foster Information Literacy: Learning in the Information Society
Kong, Siu Cheung; Li, Kai Ming
Computers & Education, v52 n2 p275-282 Feb 2009
The aim of this study is to investigate current parental support for student learning with information technology (IT) in Hong Kong. A total of 3340 and 3656 parents and 539 and 440 primary school heads responded to two surveys in 2005/06 and 2006/07, respectively, in this cross-sectional study. The results show a persistent positive perception of and support for IT among educators and parents, which signify a solid foundation for the extension of student learning from the classroom to the home environment. The high level of expectation among school heads for parental support reflects the need for schools to initiate cooperation with parents to extend IT-supported learning to the home setting. The shift in parental apprehension from worry over the provision of IT facilities to worry over the cultivation of proper attitudes toward the use of IT reveals the importance of fostering information literacy in home-school collaboration. (Contains 8 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy, Family Environment, Parent School Relationship, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Parent Attitudes, Principals, Elementary Schools, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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