Family‑School Cooperation: An Online Survey of Parents and Teachers of Young Children in Spain

Given the closure of schools due to the global confinement resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, family-school cooperation has become a priority in most educational stages, but especially in Early Childhood Education and Care. This research analysed how parents dealt with this new situation, as well a...

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Autores: Otero Mayer, Andrea Eva, González Benito, Ana María, Gutiérrez de Rozas Guijarro, Belén, Velaz de Medrano Ureta, María de la Consolación
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/23994
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/23994
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:53 Ciencias Económicas::5312 Economía sectorial::5312.04 Educación
COVID-19
Digital divide
Early childhood education
Parent participation
Parent school relationship
Spain
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Sumario:Given the closure of schools due to the global confinement resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, family-school cooperation has become a priority in most educational stages, but especially in Early Childhood Education and Care. This research analysed how parents dealt with this new situation, as well as the way in which family-school cooperation was established. Two online questionnaires were developed by the researchers. Respondents included 1266 families with children between the ages of infancy and six years, as well as 1235 early childhood education teachers from all regions of Spain. Results showthat family-school cooperation is associated with several family and school characteristics and that families have neither the tools to face this new situation, nor the time to educate their children at home. This, together with the fact that some households do not have Internet access, makes family-school cooperation a challenging matter, especially in times of pandemic.