In this study we analyse the relations of parental attitudes towards academic achievement (process-centred vs. performance-centred) with self-representations, motivational orientations and academic achievement. Participants were 498 students attending 7th and 9th grades. To collect data we used a self-concept scale…

The importance of peer interaction for learning purposes is a well-known fact in educational theory, and a school of a small size is particularly challenged to engage same-age students in social exchange of this nature. For almost a decade, an…

A coordinated approach involving both school and families is essential for education to be successful. Mutual support and the satisfaction to teachers and parents alike are particularly important in the area of education in values. We carry out a pilot…

The study shows one or more models of network intervention, qualified as good practice, capable of generating places of integration between Italian and foreign students, with a specific reference to family engagement. We assessed the quality and sustainability of different…

Throughout adolescence, the school, family and peer group can play an influential role in a young person’s psychological development and adjustment to school. This study focuses on the importance of the family during the adolescent period as it applies to…

Many studies have shown that parent-teacher collaboration results in better school performances and social skills (Arnold, Zeljo, Doctoroff, & Ortiz, 2008; Comer, 1984; 1988; Izzo & Weissberg, 1999; Kohn & Zellman, 1994; Marcon, 1999; McNeal, 1999; Taylor & Machida, 1994).…

In recent decades Taiwan’s dynamic socioeconomic growth and political transformation have brought changes to a number of Chinese traditions giving rise to a more liberal middle class advocating for gender equality in Taiwanese society. Parenting responsibilities are becoming less gender-bound…

This paper examines the way that parents perceive and react to the way schools communicate with them. Particular focus was placed on parents who could be identified as moderately marginalised and despite ready engagement with their children’s primary education, were…

This paper presents the results from the second phase of a case study exploring home-school relationships in Cyprus based on parents’ perspectives. Interviews with parents indicated that they understood that home-school co-operation might benefit children’s attainments, emphasising the family’s role…

The present paper investigates parental involvement in a rural primary school in Kenya. Qualitative interviews have been used to gather information from ten parents, a class teacher and a head teacher. The aim of the case study is to find…