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(Re)Framing Teachers' Family Engagement Practice as Cultural Work
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Gillian Baxter; Andrea Nolan – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2024
Family engagement in children's learning is an evidence-based approach supporting student learning. This study examines four primary school teachers' family engagement practice, within a non-dominant community. Utilising the framework of Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR), the teachers examined their partnerships with families,…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 2, Grade 3
Collaborative Engagement between Stakeholders in the Education of Australian Students with Disability: A Scoping Review
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Samantha Vlcek; Michelle Somerton – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
Effective collaborative engagement between diverse stakeholders is vital to supporting the developmental and educational opportunities and outcomes of students with disability. While Australian policy and legislation mandates collaborative engagement between a teacher and other members of a student's support network, the extent of data examining…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Stakeholders, Cooperation
Keeping Connected: Exploring the Potential of Social Media as a New Avenue for Communication and Collaboration in Early Childhood Education
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Fan, Si; Yost, Helen – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2019
Parent and family engagement has long been a significant element in early childhood (EC) education. Lack of family involvement can lead to a number of consequences in children's physical and emotional development. However, attempts and strategies used by early learning centres and childcare centres to resolve this issue are often unsuccessful.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Asynchronous Communication
'She Thinks Her Toys Don't Understand Romanian': Family Engagement with Children's Learning during the Transition to School
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Rogers, Susanne – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2018
This article reports on the perspectives of mothers and educators in relation to the engagement of mothers in their children's learning as children living in complex circumstances made the transition to school. For the purposes of this study, family engagement related to engaging with children's learning, which may not necessarily equate to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Transitional Programs, Foreign Countries, Metropolitan Areas
National Forum: How Schools and Parents Can Work Together to Address Bullying
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Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2012
On 31 July 2012 the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Peter Garrett convened the "National Forum: How schools and parents can work together to address bullying" at Parliament House. The Forum brought together principals, parents groups, young people, as well as experts in education, child welfare, psychology and…
Descriptors: Youth, Child Welfare, Bullying, Foreign Countries
Crossing Boundaries: Multi-National Action Research on Family-School Collaboration. Report No. 33.
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Davies, Don, Ed.; Johnson, Vivian, Ed. – 1996
This report details studies by eight researchers from five countries--Australia, Chile, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Spain--that examine boundary-crossing issues between teachers and parents, between policies and school reality, between cultures, and between research and practice. All of the studies were based in elementary schools and…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Cooperation, Coordination