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‘I can see parents being reluctant’: perceptions of parental involvement using child and family teams in schools
Author(s) -
Taliaferro Jocelyn DeVance,
DeCuirGunby Jessica,
AllenEckard Kara
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00594.x
Subject(s) - perception , context (archaeology) , psychology , social work , work (physics) , position (finance) , developmental psychology , social psychology , political science , geography , archaeology , finance , economics , mechanical engineering , engineering , neuroscience , law
The purpose of this study is to examine the attitudes beliefs, and perceptions of school and community personnel regarding parental involvement via the implementation of child and family team meetings. Interviews were conducted with 10 school and community personnel in a high school in a small county in the south‐eastern region of the USA. Several themes emerged from the data, including the definition of parental involvement, parental work and life circumstances, and parental esteem and position within schools. Findings suggest that school and community personnel hold conflicting beliefs regarding parents' desire and ability to be involved in their children's schooling. Recommendations for social work practitioners' implementation of child and family team meetings in the school context are provided.