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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2015, Vol. 6(2) 183-197

Parents’ Expectations from Teachers and School Administrators Regarding School-Family Cooperation Development

Hediye TITIZ, Asiye TOKEL

pp. 183 - 197

Publish Date: April 30, 2015  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

The aim of the study is to improve the school-family cooperation, which may improve students’ achievement, by obtaining parents’ expectations from teachers and school administrators. A non-probability sample has been used. The participants of the research consist of 25 parents and 2nd grade 25 students from two low-socio-economic state schools. Qualitative approach was selected for his study. Semistructured interviews were used. Data were collected from October, 2013 through October, 2014. This included a 60-120 minutes recorded interviews with the informants with initial interview questions and documents. The results of the study suggest that parents should cooperate with teachers and students in the education process actively, to make cooperation effective, to plan school activities together with parents and then adjust the activities according to the environment. In addition, the study put forward the idea that parents’ involvement in the education process as a member of school improves the students’ achievement.

Keywords: School-family cooperation, parent involvement, development, school administrator


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
TITIZ, H., & TOKEL, A. (2015). Parents’ Expectations from Teachers and School Administrators Regarding School-Family Cooperation Development. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(2), 183-197.

Harvard
TITIZ, H. and TOKEL, A. (2015). Parents’ Expectations from Teachers and School Administrators Regarding School-Family Cooperation Development. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 6(2), pp. 183-197.

Chicago 16th edition
TITIZ, Hediye and Asiye TOKEL (2015). "Parents’ Expectations from Teachers and School Administrators Regarding School-Family Cooperation Development". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 6 (2):183-197.