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Working in Relationship with Families
Toowoomba Catholic SchoolsParents and Friends Associations
May 12,2016
Parent Engagement
©Debbie Pushor
Debbie Pushor, PhD
Professor
Department of Curriculum Studies
University of Saskatchewan
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Bring to mind a vivid childhood memory.
All the Places to Love
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How are Eli’s parents and grandparents educating
him?
All the Places to Love
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What are they teaching Eli?
All the Places to Love
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Education
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Birth Forever
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Schooling
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Birth ForeverSchooling
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Parent Engagement
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The authentic and meaningful opportunity for parents’ place and voice in their children’s teaching,
learning, and development
Parent Engagement
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• Draws on “parent knowledge”o “Funds of knowledge” (Moll, Amanti, Neff, & González,
2005, p. 72) garnered by virtue of being alive in the world
AND
o “Parent knowledge” (Pushor, 2010, in press) held and used by someone who nurtures children in the complex act of childrearing and in the complex context of a home and family.
Parent Engagement
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• Honours parents’ hopes and dreams
• Invites parents’ voices
• Is strength-based
• Honours the capacity parents possess
• Engages parents as parents, not as teachers
Parent Engagement
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• Is a relationship of shared decision-making and reciprocity
• Is focused on teaching and learning
• Happens on both the childcare/school and the home landscapes
• Ensures everyone is strengthened through their engagement.
Parent Engagement
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Parents’ room
Learning about Families/Parent Knowledge
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Family photos
Learning about Families/Parent Knowledge
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Meet the family night
Laying parent knowledge alongside our own
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Literacy development/Curricular engagement
Laying parent knowledge alongside our own
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Parent planning/programming sessions
Laying parent knowledge alongside our own
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Family scrapbooking
Laying parent knowledge alongside our own
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In a 2005 meta-analysis, Jeynes found that the things parents do which create
“an educationally oriented ambiance”
–a sense of support and standards in the
child’s mind – produce the strongest impact on student achievement results.
Why Parent Engagement Matters
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Parent engagement has been positively linked to
indicators of student achievement:
・ higher grades and test scores (teacher ratings, achievement and standardized tests)
・ enrolment in higher-level programs/advanced classes
・ greater promotion rates
・ higher successful completion of classes, and earned credits
・ lower drop-out rates
・ higher on-time high school graduation rates
・ more likely to go on to postsecondary education.
(Epstein & Van Voorhis, 2001; Fan & Chen, 1999;
Henderson & Mapp, 2002; Hoover-Dempsey et al, 2005: Jeynes, 2005; Redding et al, 2004; Sui-Chu & Willms, 1996)
Why Parent Engagement Matters
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“…families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and through life. …When schools, families, and community
groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in
school longer, and like school more.”Henderson & Mapp, 2002, p. 7
Why Parent Engagement Matters
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Credits
All The Places to Love
Patricia MacLachlanPaintings By
Mike WimmerHarperCollins Publishers
1994
Debbie Pushor, PhD
www.debbiepushor.com
(306) 966-7573
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