Session Information
14 SES 05, Homework: A Home-School Partnership?
Paper Session
Contribution
Topic: Families and teenagers at risk of dropping-out from compulsory secondary school
Main Questions:
Do parents and teachers agree in considering children at risk of dropping out from school need help with homework?
Do parents and teachers think parents know how to help their children with homework properly?
Do parents and teachers agree in considering several reasons that might affect parents to be effectively involved in helping their children with homework?
In Spain there is not a formal and specific policy of homework. Teachers are able to decide the best way to proceed in this matter according to the standards they expect for their subjects. Many parents are involved in helping their children themselves with homework –especially in primary school- and many others hire a private teacher to support their children’s school work, which adds an economic burden on the families.
The Social Reproduction Theory by Bourdieu and the Three Spheres of Influence on Family-School- Community Partnerships by J. Epstein were taken into consideration as framework for this study.
This paper presents comparative results between Parents and Teachers framed within the European project Drop-Out Open Door, which focuses on family involvement in the education of their teenagers at-risk of dropping out from compulsory secondary school.
The study points to the lack of support these families face to understand how to stimulate their children at home, and to the need to promote effective school-family partnerships.
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Expected Outcomes
References
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