KHF 430

HOME AND FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

CIK NOR HANIS BINTI MOHD HANIFF

norhanis@geomatika.edu.my
CHAPTER 4 :

BENEFITS AND POTENTIAL

BARRIERS OF TEACHER –
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP FOR
CHILDREN, PARENTS AND
TEACHERS.
LEARNING OUTCOME:

Students will be able to:

¢ Discuss the benefit of partnership between teacher-family
for children
 WHAT IS PARENTS INVOLVEMENT?

¢ Parents involvement is defined as :-

-a process by which parents and teachers work, learn and

participate in decision making experiences in shared manner.
GOALS IN WORKING WITH
PARENTS

¢ Helps parents gain confidence and to enjoy their child’s

experiences and to be creative in dealing with young children

¢ Gain the insight knowledge that may improve their

contribution to a child’s development.

¢ Help parents feel more confident and be more skillful.

THE PARTNERSHIP IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION CENTRE

¢ Children

¢ Parents

¢ Teachers
ROLES OF PARENTS, TEACHERS AND
ADMINISTRATOR

¢ Parents

- boosting the young children’s well being by having their parents

and teacher working to share goals on their behalf.
¢ Teachers

- enhancing teachers satisfaction that parents are supporting their

endeavors works
¢ Administrators
- Increasing parental knowledge on school process
- achieving partnership
PARENTS AS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
AT HOME

Why partnership with parents?

- To boost young children’s well being with knowing the parents

care for them and working closely with the teacher and
administration.

- Enhancing teacher satisfaction in their work

- Increasing parental knowledge on school process

BENEFIT FOR PARENTS

¢ Help children socially, emotionally, physically creativity and

cognitive.

¢ Increase self esteem

¢ Spend quality time

¢ Sharing problems & moments

BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN

¢ Guidance

¢ Excel more

¢ Realistic goals
BENEFIT FOR TEACHERS

¢ More valued & committed

¢ Effective teaching

¢ Plan strategies

¢ Perform better
PARENTS-SCHOOL COOPERATION

¢ Observe teaching method

¢ Sharing problems

¢ Decision making

¢ Appreciate success
PARENTS – COMMUNITY COOPERATION

¢ Internal
- Family
- Neighbors
- Teachers
- Friends
- NGO’s
- Government
- Agencies

¢ External
- NGO’s (National / International)
- Media (National / International)
- Government
 BARRIERS IN PARENTS INVOLVEMENT

Parents Attitude
-They feel unwanted
-Lack of time

Staff attitude
- Not always encourage parents involvement

Culture
- Believe that the teacher knows best
¢ Family Structure
- Traditional family structure
- Single parents
- Unwedded father/mother

¢ Lack Of Meaningful Involvement

- Nature of the involvement
 WHY PARENTS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN
SCHOOL SETTING

¢ Not enough time

¢ Nothing to contribute

¢ Lack of childcare

¢ Feeling intimidated

¢ Lack of transportation

¢ Do not feel welcome

EMOTIONAL RESPONSES OF BOTH
PARENTS AND TEACHERS

¢ Harmful emotional responses: jealousy, guilt, resentment

¢ Fear of criticism

¢ Parents fear how their children will be treated

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