THE VIEWS OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN THE PRACTICE OF ASSESSING TO TRANSPORTED EDUCATION

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It was aimed to evaluate the involvement of parents in the practice of transported education process, to detect the problems by means of teachers’ and parents’ perspectives, and to make the required suggestions to increase the effectiveness of the practice of transported education in this study. Since the experiences of the respondents were tried to be inquired by their explanations, this study was based on phenomenology. The sample of the study involves eight teachers who were active in providing the parents’ involvement and 7 parents who represented the poorest involvement (N=15) which were selected through homogeneous sampling method. It was aimed to gather data from the homogenous groups by means of focus group discussions. The data of the study were gathered by means of semi-structured interview questions which were formed by the researchers. The gathered data were tried to be clarified by means of thematic analysis. The findings of the study represent that students’ difficulty in transportation to school is the biggest problem for both teachers and parents. Besides, teachers think that parents are indifferent to involving in the transported education process and far away from interaction and cooperation as well. Parents have limited knowledge of involvement activities. Lastly, parents relate the inefficiency of involvement with economical reasons, not being able to get permission from work, and the insufficiency of directives.

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Transported education , parents’ involvement , phenomenology , teachers , parents

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi