Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.

Family–school partnerships have been shown to improve academic and social outcomes for children, yet there have been challenges in developing effective partnerships with diverse families. This phenomenological study examined perspectives of immigrant and local parents with regards to family–school p...

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Authors: Ratliffe, Katherine, Ponte Velón, Eva
Format: article
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/100009
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100009
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Educación social
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spelling Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.Ratliffe, KatherinePonte Velón, Eva37.01337.064.137.015.437.015:316376.737.035FamilySchoolCommunity partnershipsHawaiʻiCulturally diverse familiesParent perspectivesMulticulturalismDiversityEducaciónEducación multiculturalEducación socialPedagogíaSociología de la educación (Educación)58 PedagogíaFamily–school partnerships have been shown to improve academic and social outcomes for children, yet there have been challenges in developing effective partnerships with diverse families. This phenomenological study examined perspectives of immigrant and local parents with regards to family–school partnerships in Hawaiʻi to provide insights regarding these challenges in this unique context. Results demonstrated that parents valued the relational aspect of family–school partnerships and believed that education for their children was important. Beyond supporting children’s learning, participants wanted to understand their children’s experiences in school and to participate in building a school community. They identified the importance of the principal’s role in affording effective partnerships and discussed cultural mismatches with educators that created barriers for their participation. This study adds to the literature by examining parent perspectives in the context of the complexity of family, school, and community attributes in Hawaiʻi, including the voices of diverse families that reflect the increasing diversity of schools.Center for the School CommunityUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20182018-01-0120182018-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100009reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1000092026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
title Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
spellingShingle Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
Ratliffe, Katherine
37.013
37.064.1
37.015.4
37.015:316
376.7
37.035
Family
School
Community partnerships
Hawaiʻi
Culturally diverse families
Parent perspectives
Multiculturalism
Diversity
Educación
Educación multicultural
Educación social
Pedagogía
Sociología de la educación (Educación)
58 Pedagogía
title_short Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
title_full Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
title_fullStr Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
title_full_unstemmed Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
title_sort Parent perspectives on developing effective family-school partnerships in Hawai'i.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ratliffe, Katherine
Ponte Velón, Eva
author Ratliffe, Katherine
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Ponte Velón, Eva
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37.015.4
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376.7
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School
Community partnerships
Hawaiʻi
Culturally diverse families
Parent perspectives
Multiculturalism
Diversity
Educación
Educación multicultural
Educación social
Pedagogía
Sociología de la educación (Educación)
58 Pedagogía
topic 37.013
37.064.1
37.015.4
37.015:316
376.7
37.035
Family
School
Community partnerships
Hawaiʻi
Culturally diverse families
Parent perspectives
Multiculturalism
Diversity
Educación
Educación multicultural
Educación social
Pedagogía
Sociología de la educación (Educación)
58 Pedagogía
description Family–school partnerships have been shown to improve academic and social outcomes for children, yet there have been challenges in developing effective partnerships with diverse families. This phenomenological study examined perspectives of immigrant and local parents with regards to family–school partnerships in Hawaiʻi to provide insights regarding these challenges in this unique context. Results demonstrated that parents valued the relational aspect of family–school partnerships and believed that education for their children was important. Beyond supporting children’s learning, participants wanted to understand their children’s experiences in school and to participate in building a school community. They identified the importance of the principal’s role in affording effective partnerships and discussed cultural mismatches with educators that created barriers for their participation. This study adds to the literature by examining parent perspectives in the context of the complexity of family, school, and community attributes in Hawaiʻi, including the voices of diverse families that reflect the increasing diversity of schools.
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