Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: Critical Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781032089492 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 216 str.

Angelika Paseka; Delma Byrne

Opis

This book addresses central questions in regards to parental involvement across European educational systems; exploring the commonalities and differences across European countries and the extent to which current policy and practice pertains to parental involvement inclusive of diversity.

Spis treści

List of Contributors;  Introduction;  1. Cyprus: Depicting the Landscape of School–Family Relationships and Family–School Involvement in Cyprus;  2. Germany: Parental Involvement in Germany;  3. Iceland: Home–School Cooperation in Iceland: Characteristics and Values;  4. Ireland: Parental Involvement in Ireland;  5. The Netherlands: Parental Involvement in the Netherlands;  6. Norway: Parental Involvement in Norway – Ideals and Realities;  7. Portugal: Family Involvement and Participation in Schools in Portugal: The Difficulty in Sharing Responsibilities;  8. Slovenia: Overprotective Parenthood: Parental Involvement in the Educational Trajectories of their Children in Slovenia;  9. Sweden: Parental Involvement in Sweden Exemplified through National Policy on Homework Support;  10. Switzerland: Parental Involvement and Career Decision-Making: The Case of Switzerland;  11. United Kingdom: Divided and United Kingdom: Parents in Education and the Common Issue of Inequality Across the Diversity of Four Nations;  12. United Kingdom: Parental Involvement: A Feminist Critical Review from a UK Perspective;  13. Home-Based Parental Involvement and Parental Perception of Schools: A Cross-Country Analysis;  14. Parental Involvement Across European Education Systems: A Critical Conclusion;  Index

O autorze

Angelika Paseka is Full Professor in Education at the University of Hamburg, Germany. She has expertise in teacher professionalism research, parental involvement and qualitative research methods.

Delma Byrne is a Sociology Lecturer at Maynooth University, Ireland. Her work focuses on comparative social stratification and the sociology of education.