Fostering Classroom Communities
Early childhood education has been proven through so much research that it is important for young children to be successful in grade school and in life. The success of a child is not only dependent on the school, but also dependent on parents and home environment. The following dissertation summary is about the influence of parent and teacher involvement in a child's learning outcome.
Summary
Dissertation Title: Teacher and Parental Influence on Child’s Learning Outcome
Collaboration is an aspect of communication that builds trust and understanding regarding the common goal that helps bring success to the group’s purpose. Parent involvement is known to provide a solid foundation for the child’s future success. Teacher’s qualification and enthusiasm creates a motivated and determined foundation for the child’s future success. The problem is the lack of qualified and determined teachers, and the lack of parent involvement contributes to the inadequate learning outcome for the child. There is no support, collaboration, communication and trust amongst parents and teachers creates imbalance in learning outcomes. The purpose of this dissertation was to understand the relationship between teacher and parents, and how it can influence the child’s learning outcome, and to understand the connectivity of home and school environments and its influence on children's achievements. Then to identify the barriers that make a positive parent and teacher relationship a challenge.
This qualitative research had 12 participants of three different early childhood programs with two teachers and two parents from each program. All the participants were women due to their willingness to participate in the research. The researcher conducted interviews for both parents and teachers, individually, and also provided a survey for teachers. The researcher also used case study to compare the findings. The researcher concluded that parent involvement and teacher’s professionalism does have an effect in the child’s learning outcome. Parents who are involved in their child’s education increases the child’s performance and achievements. Teacher who is professionally trained understands the importance of parent involvement and knows how to build a positive relationship with parents and encourage them to participate.
Relevant Resources
There are three resources used by the author that is relevant and reliable for the study. One of the resources was the National Association of Education for Young Children also known as NAEYC. The NAEYC is a non-profit organization that focuses and promotes high quality learning for young children through practice and policies, and they use well credible research to back up their resources. Another resource is Early Childhood Education Today 9th edition textbook written by Morrison, G (2004). The book provides research-based information regarding high quality early childhood education and authentic teaching practices. Last resource is the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education articles, which the others used about seven articles from this journal. This journal provides research that supports teacher professionalism. This helps teachers understand different issues and trends regarding teaching in early childhood education programs.
Dissertation Fostering My Career
Part of fostering supportive learning environments through positive classroom cultures and classroom communities is engagement. This dissertation provides information regarding the importance of parent involvement and teacher’s professionalism that support child learning outcomes. The engagement of both parents and teachers helps foster a supportive learning environment through positive classroom and home.
Reference
Benjamin, M. D. (2015). Teacher and Parental Influence on Childhood Learning Outcomes. Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 1673. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1673