Working towards parent-school partnership: An action research project in an urban primary school

This dissertation describes an action research project undertaken in an urban primary school. This action research project aimed to improve partnership with parents in the school, including parents whose children may be at risk of educational disadvantage.Amongst the main findings of this dissertation are the following: Parental understandings of partnership fell under a number of broad headings of which the most important are: communication, co-operation, parental school involvement and home and school listening to each other with respect. The cyclical nature of the action research facilitated the development of parental action in this project. The action research process highlighted the fact that some parents need greater support than others and that parental involvement needs to be differentiated to include all parents.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

EdD

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Hull

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Healy, Mary Anne

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Howie, Dorothy

• Education

Language dc:language

en

Identifier

oai:hull-repository.worktribe.com:4209139

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:hull-repository.worktribe.com:4209139