Parent, student and teacher beliefs about parental involvement in a child's learning : a mixed method study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment for the degree of Masters of Education (Educational Administration and Leadership), Massey University, New Zealand
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2017
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Parental involvement in a child’s learning has a positive impact on a child’s academic
success and emotional wellbeing, yet there are differing views about what this entails
(Lewin & Luckin, 2010; Selwyn, Banaji, Hadjithoma-Garstka, & Clark, 2011; Schnee & Bose,
2010). This study researched how parents, senior primary students and teachers in three
New Zealand primary schools perceived ‘parental involvement in learning’ and the factors
that influenced involvement. An explanatory sequential mixed methods research design
was used so an understanding of the differing definitions could be gathered before they
were explored in more depth in the qualitative stage of the study.
The findings of the study revealed that each group understood ‘learning’ differently and
that these differences influenced their definitions of ‘parental involvement in a child’s
learning’. These definitions of learning shaped the actions teachers acknowledged, or
valued as parental involvement, helping to create a teacher discourse of under involved
parents that was not reflected in the parental data. Possible suggestions for practice and
further research are explored in the study.
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Education, Primary, Parent participation, New Zealand, Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education