ERIC Number: EJ1028307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1725
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Perspectives of Preservice and In-Service Teachers on Their Preparation to Work with Parents in Elementary Classrooms
Unal, Zafer; Unal, Aslihan
Educational Forum, v78 n2 p112-126 2014
This study examines preservice and in-service teachers' perspectives on their preparation in learning parental involvement strategies and explores their opinions on what kind of experiences regarding parental involvement they think teacher education programs should provide. The data from the study suggested that the preservice teachers held positive opinions on each of the five dimensions of parental involvement and parental involvement in general, and that parental involvement knowledge, skills, and practices are most effective when they occur over an extended period and are integrated into different activities rather than compacting parental involvement into one single course.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Parent Participation, Learning Experience, Student Surveys, Questionnaires, Interviews, Course Evaluation, Student Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Educators, Learning Activities, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Interpersonal Competence, Mixed Methods Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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