Parental Involvement In English Literacy Homework With Primary School Learners

Christabel Belinda Rooi; Dr. Beatrice Thuynsma

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol1.iss2.104

Authors

Christabel Belinda Rooi Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Dr. Beatrice Thuynsma Cape Peninsula University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol1.iss2.104

Keywords:

Emancipation, partnership, parental involvement, homework, intervention programme

Abstract

The aim of this research is to explore parental involvement within an English Literacy intervention programme focusing on a group of Grade 4 primary school learners. The study postulate that active involvement of parents in their children’s education can enhance learning, and argues that in order for learners and parents to actively engage with the learning processes they should become more emancipated in the process. Therefore the main focus is that parents can be assisted by educators, to scaffold the learning processes of their children.
The study is framed by a qualitative approach, to which the parents of identified learners were invited. The programme was implemented to investigate the benefits of parental involvement in after school homework activities. A small multilingual focus group was formed to determine the success (es) of this programme. A research paradigm was used to lean towards a critical theory paradigm framed by an action research model.

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Author Biographies

Christabel Belinda Rooi, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Master of Education, Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
Dr. Beatrice Thuynsma, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Supervisor

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