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Swain, Jon; Cara, Olga – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2019
This paper is based on a large study of family literacy provision in England, which was carried out between July 2013 and May 2015. It explored the impact of classes on parents' relations with the school and their children, and their ability to support their children's literacy development. The study involved 27 school-based programmes for pupils…
Descriptors: Role, Family Literacy, Literacy Education, Parent School Relationship
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Swain, Jon; Brooks, Greg; Bosley, Sara – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014
This article is concerned with parents' experiences and perceptions of being involved in a family literacy programme. The research, which was conducted from November 2007 to July 2009, involved interviewing 101 parents from 74 family literacy programmes in England around 12 weeks after they had completed their courses. The aim of these qualitative…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Parent Education, Foreign Countries, Parent Participation