Evaluation of the activities of the Parents and Teachers Association in the primary schools of Mosian city based on the international standards of family-school participation

rahman.nooralizad¹ zeinab.Farkhpoor²

1) Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran
2) Master of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Iran

IOI Code : XEBA-GGDFH
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    This study has been evaluated as an evaluation of the activities of the Parents and Teachers Association in the primary schools of Mosian city based on the international standards of family-school participation in the academic year 1300-1400. In this research, to achieve the objectives of the research, first a qualitative approach and then a quantitative approach has been used, so this research is among the projects with exploratory mixed research method and the tool development model is emphasized. The statistical population of this study includes all principals about 50 people, teachers about 500 people and parents of students about 15,000 people in primary schools of Mosian city. In the present study, simultaneous combined sampling method has been used. Available sampling method 30 principals, teachers and parents were selected as a sample from the qualitative part of the research and in the quantitative part using random sampling method, 20 principals, 150 teachers and 200 parents were selected as a research sample. Gohari (2014) The research consists of three parts, the first part includes demographic information such as rank, education and age. The second part of the questionnaire has 31 items and 3 subscales of parenting (9 questions), learning at home (8 questions) and home-school relationship (14 questions) to measure the level of parental involvement in preschool and elementary school. The validity of the questionnaire is based on theoretical foundations, research has been conducted and has been reviewed under the supervision of experts in the field of education. Also, to determine the reliability of the questionnaires used in this study, first 30 questionnaires were distributed and collected among the statistical population from which the research sample was selected, and after analyzing the questionnaire data using SPSS software, the reliability of the questionnaire. Was calculated through. Cronbach s alpha and reliability coefficient of questions related to barriers to participation was 0.962, reliability coefficient of questions related to parental participation method in the current situation was 1962 and reliability coefficient of questions related to parental participation method in favorable conditions was 0.975. Came. Since the reliability coefficient obtained in all three questions of barriers and methods of participation in the desired and existing conditions was more than 17, the test has acceptable reliability. As the results show, all three groups of principals, teachers and parents have prioritized parents lack of awareness of the goals and functions of the school and not institutionalizing a culture of participation in society . One of the most important barriers is parental involvement. They also know that managers and parents, along with the structure of the country s education system and lack of necessary arrangements and prerequisites by the government for public participation and lack of necessary resources are among the top ten priorities.

Keywords : evaluation parents and teachers association primary schools shahrmousian global standards family participation school