Article
Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Opinions about Parental Involvement in Elementary Children’s Education
Teaching and Teacher Education
(2008)
Abstract
Although parent–teacher interaction is a key factor for children's education, little attention has been paid to this issue in teacher education programs. This study explores and examines the opinions of elementary preservice teachers about parental involvement in elementary children's education. While a total of 223 preservice teachers from a large research university in the southeast of United States participated in the quantitative part, twelve preservice teachers within the same sample who were at the end of their student teaching participated in the qualitative part of the study. Study results suggested that teacher education programmes where parental involvement instruction and activities are integrated into the courses help preservice teachers become better prepared and carry positive opinions toward parental involvement.
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 2008
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2006.11.009
Publisher Statement
Copyright and Open Access: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/16763
Citation Information
Aslihan Unal. "Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Opinions about Parental Involvement in Elementary Children’s Education" Teaching and Teacher Education Vol. 24 Iss. 3 (2008) p. 807 - 817 ISSN: 0742-051X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/unal/2/