Processes and structures of education in the society; function of education in the society; social dimensions of education

1. Home: a Social Context
Parental Involvement in Children’s
Education

2. Specific Topics
Processes and structures of education in the
society;
function of education in the society;
social dimensions of education;
social context structure to understand
Bahrain education context;
current social issues;
educational change and reforms; and
globalization.

3. Studying this course:
There is a need for human
development.
There is social needs and the
necessity of their fulfillment.
The need for trained, qualified, and
mission-oriented teachers to prepare
young students for life.

4. What are some of the
school social concerns?

5. Classroom Case
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflIO
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsAp
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6. What is the Purpose of
Schooling in Bahrain?
 Aims:
 Who is responsible to achieve?
 When are they achieved?
 Goals
 Who is responsible to achieve?
 When are they achieved?
 Objectives
 Who is responsible to achieve?
 When are they achieved?

7. ‫البحرين‬ ‫في‬ ‫التعليم‬ ‫أهداف‬

‫المستدامة‬ ‫التنمية‬ ‫أهداف‬
.

‫ع‬ ‫والتعليم‬ ‫بية‬ ‫ر‬
‫الت‬ ‫ارة‬‫ز‬‫و‬ ‫موقع‬ ‫فتح‬ ‫الرجاء‬
‫النت‬ ‫ىل‬
.

‫المادة‬ ‫عن‬ ‫البحث‬
3
‫رقم‬ ‫القانون‬ ‫من‬
27
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9
‫بنود‬
.)
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‫البنو‬ ‫هذه‬ ‫وتقييم‬ ‫وتحليل‬ ‫لفهم‬ ‫نحتاج‬
‫د‬
.

8. What are the environmental, social, and
economic factors that can put a child’s
educational achievement at risk?
Poverty
Run down, badly equipped schools
Insufficient/inadequate learning opportunities
Exposure to drugs and/or violence at home or
school
Lack of positive role models
Lack of after-school care
Poor nutrition
Dysfunctional families
Inadequate health care
Other factors?

9. Factors putting a Child’s
Education at Risk
 All above factors lead to low achievement
in school.
 Low achieving students are more likely to
display behavioural problems – even
violent behaviour – in schools.
 Parents cannot change the majority of
these factors, but they can have a great
impact on their children’s performance in
school through parental involvement in
their children’s education.

10.  Research indicates that parental involvement in
schools is the most important factor associated
with children’s educational achievement,
particularly in the primary grades (and especially
for children age 10).
 Educational achievement in the primary grades
(and especially at age 10) is strongly associated
with later achievement and performance.
 Parental involvement has a larger impact on
children’s performance and achievement than
poverty, school environment, and influence from
peers.

11. How involved are
Students’ Parents in
Schools in Bahrain?
Does their involvement increase or
decrease with students’ age?

12. What is Parenting
The process of providing a safe,
secure, nurturing environment for
children.
It requires:
 flexibility to meet the unique needs of
individual children.
 Firmness to set needed limits.
 Maturity to set aside one’s needs and
desires for the benefit of children.

13. What does Parental
Involvement mean?
Parents and teachers are the main
educators in children’s lives.
When they work in partnership, the impact
on children’s performance and
achievement is much stronger.
Parental involvement refers to:
Parents’ support of children at home
Parents’ involvement in school life

14. What can Parents do to become
involved in School Life?
 Contact and meet with teachers regularly to check on child’s
behaviour, progress, and performance in school.
 Provide support for educators; share ideas about improving the
school.
 Volunteer at the school –how? What can parents do at their
child’s school? (In pairs discuss?)
 Help in the school library
 Help in the school cafeteria
 Assist teachers in class
 Assist/supervise school clubs
 Monitor halls at the school
 Chaperone and supervise school field trips
 Attend school events and activities (parent-teacher meetings,
sports events, competitions, etc.)

15. What can Parents do to support
their Children’s Education at Home?
Set time to oversee child’s homework
time.
Check for completeness of homework and
understanding.
Parents do not need to know the answers
to make an impact.
Showing interest and caring about their
child’s school work and willingness to take
time to discuss it is more important than
knowing the answers.
How can parents show interest in their child’s
schools work? (discuss in pairs?)

16. What can Parents do to support
their Children’s Education at Home?
Limit TV watching time.
Even though TV can be educational,
without parental supervision, children will
watch programs that do not engage their
minds in active learning.
Children who watch more than 10 hours of
TV a week have been shown to suffer
significant loss in academic achievement.

17. What can Parents do to support
their Children’s Education at Home?
Monitor time spent with friends.
Take children on trips to cultural and
educational events, the theater, museums,
… etc.
Encourage and model reading and writing
for pleasure
How? (provide answers in pairs?)
Take advantage of and provide at-home
learning opportunities for children,
particularly in the pre-school years and the
early years of schooling.
How? (show your answers in pairs?)

18. What are the Barriers to
Parental Involvement?
 Time pressure/stress due to:
 Work commitments
 Demands/needs of other children
 Childcare difficulties/problems
 Negative or no communication from school.
 Unwelcoming atmosphere in schools toward visitors.
 Lack of training for teachers on how to communicate with
and reach out to parents.
 Lack of parental education or lack of parenting skills.
 Different ideas/understanding of parental involvement
among parents, schools, and teachers.

19. What can Schools do to get
Parents more involved?
Make every effort to communicate genuine desire
for parents to become involved in school life.
How can schools do this? (discuss in pairs?)
Ask parents to engage in collaborative learning
activities with their children at home such as
watching and then discussing a specific educational
program.
What are other things schools can ask parents to
do with their children at home?
Provide training for teachers to learn how to deal
and communicate with parents effectively.

20. What can Schools do to get
Parents more involved?
Provide a welcoming atmosphere for visiting
parents.
Encouraging and welcoming parent volunteers.
Consider hiring a school-home liaison or coordinator
to facilitate communication between the home and
school.
Establish and encourage a parent-teacher
association (PTA).
What can you as a teacher do to encourage parental
involvement? (Provide answers in pairs?)

21. What are the results of
Parental Involvement?
 Improve performance and achievement in
school.
 Positive changes in behaviour in and
attitudes toward school.
 Understand learning as a normal activity
that takes place throughout life.
 Enhance self-esteem and self-confidence.
 Enhance enjoyment in collaborative
learning.

22. What are the results of
Parental Involvement?
 Better communication and contact with
school, and more confidence of parents in
teachers and the educational system.
 Better parental understanding of
children’s development and how they
best learn, which in turn improved
parenting.
 Better parent-child relationships.

23. The End