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Bilton, Richard; Jackson, Alison; Hymer, Barry – School Community Journal, 2017
In this article we report case study research which focused on the nature of parent-teacher conversations at one English high school. Our research aims were to discover what parents and teachers said to each other during these events and examine how they constructed their talk. Audio recordings of parent-teacher meetings/conferences were analyzed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences
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Hayden, Carol – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
Improving pupil attendance and behaviour are essential to improving teaching and learning in schools. Pupils who have the most problems in these respects are likely to need support that recognises the wider influences on these issues. Family Group Conferences (FGCs) are family-led decision-making meetings, that include the family and significant…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Welfare Services, Parent Conferences, Attendance
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Dotger, Benjamin H.; Smith, Melissa J. – New Educator, 2009
Teacher professional identity is a concept defined and researched in a multitude of ways (Beijaard, Meijer, & Verloop, 2004). This manuscript approaches teacher identity formation from the foundations of situated cognition, social learning, and identity in community practice. Focusing on a unique teacher development intervention designed to…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Personnel, Identification, Beginning Teachers