One of the aims of this study was to determine a
range of connections that teachers make with
parents. We wanted to learn how teachers and schools
make contact with parents within the context of ELT
instruction at the primary school level. This is an
area of investigation designed to address an issue
impacting teachers of young learners. As a result
of previous experiences and our own research, we
were confident that educators would be interested in
helping us explore ways schools connect with families.
We chose to interview teachers who may have had
experiences with a number of different parents in
different contexts (for example, public and private
sector schools). In addition, we focused on teachers
because their concern about the home–school
relationship was the impetus for this study. We hope
in the future to carry out a follow-up study focusing
on parents, using a similar approach.
We utilised a combination of convenience and purposive
sampling. We used our professional network to locate
potential participants in different parts of the world.
There were several criteria used to select the countries
for the study. We decided to include countries
representing different parts of the world with different
cultural traditions. It was very important to make sure
that we chose countries with home languages that
included regional, indigenous and world languages.
We piloted the questions in Singapore, and conducted
in-depth interviews in Namibia, France, Korea, Spain,
Japan, the Philippines and Mexico (see Appendix I) .
Whenever possible, we attempted to conduct the
research with participants who represented both
urban and rural contexts.
The sample included educators from both public
(or state) and private sector schools. Publicly or
state-funded schools receive their funding from public
sources or government sources. Private schools,
including private language institutes, receive their
funding from parents who pay tuition so the children
can attend classes. There were some participants
who came from schools that were neither public nor
private exclusively. In other words, there were some
schools which receive some public funding but also
some tuition fees from parents. Also, we chose
teachers from both public and private sector schools
because we felt that they would provide varied and
valuable information about the children’s different
One of the aims of this study was to determine arange of connections that teachers make withparents. We wanted to learn how teachers and schoolsmake contact with parents within the context of ELTinstruction at the primary school level. This is anarea of investigation designed to address an issueimpacting teachers of young learners. As a resultof previous experiences and our own research, wewere confident that educators would be interested inhelping us explore ways schools connect with families.We chose to interview teachers who may have hadexperiences with a number of different parents indifferent contexts (for example, public and privatesector schools). In addition, we focused on teachersbecause their concern about the home–schoolrelationship was the impetus for this study. We hopein the future to carry out a follow-up study focusingon parents, using a similar approach.We utilised a combination of convenience and purposivesampling. We used our professional network to locatepotential participants in different parts of the world.There were several criteria used to select the countriesfor the study. We decided to include countriesrepresenting different parts of the world with differentcultural traditions. It was very important to make surethat we chose countries with home languages thatincluded regional, indigenous and world languages.We piloted the questions in Singapore, and conductedสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกในนามิเบีย ฝรั่งเศส เกาหลี สเปนญี่ปุ่น ฟิลิปปินส์ และเม็กซิโก (ดูภาคผนวกฉัน)หากเป็นไปได้ เราพยายามที่จะดำเนินการงานวิจัยกับผู้เข้าร่วมที่เป็นตัวแทนทั้งสองบริบทเมือง และชนบทนักการศึกษารวมตัวอย่างจากประชาชนทั้ง(หรือรัฐ) และโรงเรียนเอกชน สาธารณะ หรือรัฐสนับสนุนโรงเรียนได้รับทุนจากสาธารณะแหล่งข้อมูลหรือแหล่งข้อมูลของรัฐบาล โรงเรียนเอกชนรวมสถาบันสอนภาษาเอกชน ได้รับการเงินทุนจากผู้ปกครองที่จ่ายค่าเล่าเรียนให้เด็กสามารถเข้าเรียน มีผู้เข้าร่วมบางที่มาจากโรงเรียนที่ไม่สาธารณะ หรือส่วนตัวโดยเฉพาะ ในคำอื่น ๆ มีบางโรงเรียนที่สาธารณะบางได้รับทุนแต่บางค่าเล่าเรียนจากผู้ปกครอง ยัง เราเลือกครูโรงเรียนรัฐและเอกชนเพราะเรารู้สึกว่า พวกเขาจะให้แตกต่างกัน และข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับเด็กของแตกต่างกัน
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