A Study of Elementary School Parent Involvement and the Related Problems in Taipei County and Taipei City

• Main Authors: 93tmtc0576004, 施智元
• Other Authors: 王保進
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16422776499418108838

碩士 === 臺北市立師範學院 === 國民教育研究所 === 93 === A Study of Elementary School Parent Involvement and the Related Problems in Taipei County and Taipei City CHIH-YUAN ShIH Abstract The main purposes of this study were (1) to explore the opinions of elementary school educators and parents toward parent involvement on attitudes, types and the levels of role, (2) to explore the main barriers and the ways to improve in parent involvement, (3) to provide suggestions to improve parent involvement. This study used Questionnaire Survey as main research method and Questionnaire of Parent Involvement in Schools as instrument. The subjects included 500 educators and 500 parents random stratified sampled from elementary schools in Taipei County and Taipei City. The valid samples were 400 educators and 359 parents. Data were analyed through statistics menthods of frequency distribution, percentage, chi-square test, and one-way ANOVA. The main conclusions were as follows: 1. Both elementary school educators and parents were positive toward parent involvement. Their attitudes were related significantly. 2. The attitudes and types of elementary school educators toward parent involvement varied with individual and school variables. 3. The attitudes and types of elementary school parents toward parent involvement varied with individual and school variables. 4. Among all types of parent involvement, decision-making and advocacy reached the most significant difference. 5. Among the perspectives of elementary school educators and parents forparent involvement, order of the levels of roles was assistant, supporter, advocator, and decision-maker. 6. The main barriers of parent involvement were too busy, lack of interaction, lack of ability, difficulties to participate, and the differences of belief. 7. The main factors to improve parent involvement were to communicate education believes, to offer educational skills, to activate parent growth groups, and to offer important school calendar regularly. Based on the above conclusions, this study provided some suggestions asfollows: A. For education administrative authorities： 1. Activate focused parent involvement promotion institution. 2. Advocate elastic work hours to increase the opportunities of parenthood and parent involvement. 3. Enact clear-cut parent involvement regulations. 4. Reduce teachers’ administrative workload. 5. Assist school on parent growth groups and study activities. B. For parents and civil parent groups： 1. Integrate civil parent groups systematically and bring them into the upmost effects. 2. Involve in parent education and growth activities actively. C. For school educators： 1. Consider the conveneices of parents when offering educational activities. 2. Communicate with parents initiatively and offer proper educational skills. 3. Assist homeroom teachers to activate Class Parent-Teacher Association. 4. Offer more parent growth activities. 5. Offer multipal incentives to encourage parent involvement. Key words：Parent Involvement, Parent-Teacher Association, Home-School Cooperation