A Stakeholder Approach to the Educational Process: Parental Involvement

Abstract

Stakeholders can influence educational activities and quality. One of these stakeholders is parents. Active participation of the parents considered important in increasing educational quality. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to determine the views of teachers regarding the concept of parental interest. The data of the qualitative study conducted in phenomenology design were obtained from the interviews with teachers by using the semi-structured interview form. The study group consisted of 26 teachers working in high schools in 2020-2021 academic year. The data were analyzed through content analysis. The codes created through the interviews were grouped under certain themes. According to the results, most of the teachers generally stated that parental interest provides some benefits to the academic and social development of the student, and that parents should make positive contributions to the educational process of their children, especially regarding communication and cooperation with the school and the teacher. Teachers developed some suggestions for parents to show more interest in their children's educational processes. In line with these suggestions, parents are expected to be able to adjust the level of their interests towards children, sustain their collaboration, place emphasis on students' personality development and help on their assignment.

Keywords

• Parental interest
• educational process
• parent involvement

A Stakeholder Approach to the Educational Process: Parental Involvement

Abstract

Eğitim faaliyetlerini ve kalitesini etkileyen farklı paydaşlar bulunmaktadır. Bu paydaşlardan birisi de ebeveynlerdir. Eğitsel niteliğin artırılmasında ebeveynlerin sürece aktif katılımının önemli olduğu belirtilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, eğitim sürecinde veli ilgisi kavramına yönelik olarak öğretmenlerin görüşlerinin neler olduğunun belirlenmesidir. Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenoloji deseninde tasarlanmış olan bu araştırmanın verileri araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla elde edilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2020-2021 eğitim-öğretim yılında Kırklareli ilindeki liselerde görev yapmakta olan ve amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenen 26 öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. Görüşmelerden elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda ortaya çıkan kodlar belirli alt temalar altında gruplandırılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre veli ilgisinin öğrencinin akademik ve sosyal gelişimine katkıda bulunduğu, bunun için de velilerin okul ve öğretmen ile iletişim ve işbirliği başta olmak üzere çocuklarının eğitim süreçlerine aktif katılım sağlaması gerektiği belirtilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, velilerin çocuklarının eğitim süreçlerine ilgi göstermeleri için birtakım önerilerde bulunulmuştur. Bu öneriler, ebeveynlerin ilgilerinin düzeyini ayarlayabilmeleri, işbirliğini sürdürmeleri, öğrencilerin kişilik gelişimine önem vermeleri ve derslerine yardımcı olmaları şeklindedir.

Keywords

• Ebeveyn ilgisi
• eğitim süreci
• ebeveyn katılımı

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