ERIC Number: EJ976633
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1175-9232
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Trialling Student-Led Conferences in a New Zealand Secondary School
O'Fee, Claire
Kairaranga, v13 n1 p3-6 2012
Research shows that when parents and caregivers are involved in their child's education, children do better at school. Traditionally, the parent/teacher interview has been one way of facilitating such involvement. However, as students progress through the school system, parent and caregiver involvement in conventional parent/teacher interviews reduces. This paper outlines the trialling of student-led conferences as a means to increase parent and caregiver involvement. Parents and caregivers in the study reported that student-led conferences were invaluable and that they contributed to a better understanding of their child's learning. Students reported that, as a result of student-led conferences, they felt more confident about their learning, more accountable for their own learning, and that there were more conversations at home about their learning.
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Conferences, Caregivers, Parents, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Student Role, Student Participation, Program Effectiveness, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Secondary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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