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• Peripheral voices: Parental involvement, social class, and educational disadvantage

  Published in:

  British Journal of Sociology of Education, Vol: 23, Page: 35-49,Taylor & Francis

  Publication Date:

  2002

  Aims & Objectives:

  This study examines the views of working-class parents on home-school links

  Abstract:

  Presents the views of working-class parents on home-school links. Group interviews with parents of pupils in a primary school in the disadvantaged areas scheme in the Republic of Ireland suggest that parental involvement in school is limited to the giving and receiving of information, restricted consultation, and engagement in some supplemental responsibilities. Although parents were interested, informed and concerned regarding their children's education, they felt excluded from participation in decision making about school management and organization, about matters that affected them personally and financially, and about their children's progress. The authors suggest that heterogeneity in working-class voice merits further research; that the gendered nature of parent-school links needs further refinement to take account of being a primary carer; and that hearing working-class parents' voices can increase understanding of how parent groupings occupy spaces that are relatively peripheral or proximal to the school site and to their children's experiences of schooling. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)

  Authors:

  Joan Hanafin; Anne Lynch

  Study Type:

  Study Papers » Qualitative Study » Qualitative Studies

  Notes:

  0142-5692 1465-3346 Accession Number: 2002-08146-001. First Author & Affiliation: Hanafin, Joan; National U of Ireland, Cork, Ireland. Other Journal Title: British Journal of Sociology of Education. Release Date: 20021211. Publication Type: Journal, (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal, (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Electronic; Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Disadvantaged; Involvement; Parent School Relationship; Parents; Social Class. Minor Descriptor: Parental Involvement; Schools. Classification: Curriculum & Programs & Teaching Methods (3530) . Population: Human (10) Male (30) Female (40) . Location: Ireland. Age Group: Childhood (birth-12 yrs) (100) Preschool Age (2-5 yrs) (160) School Age (6-12 yrs) (180) Adulthood (18 yrs & older) (300) . Methodology: Empirical Study. References Available: Y.

  Categories:

  home-school links in working class families

  International Classification:

  Education

  Keywords:

  • child''s education
  • Disadvantaged
  • educational disadvantage
  • Involvement
  • Parent School Relationship
  • Parental Involvement
  • Parents
  • school
  • schools
  • social class
  • working-class parents

  
  

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland (Republic of Ireland)