Learning Begins at Home: A Study of a Junior School and its Parents

Learning Begins at Home explores the influence of parents on children's achievement and suggests that schools can become centers for education for adults as well as children, influencing parents directly and children indirectly through the parents.

Format: Hardback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Learning Begins at Home, originally published in 1968, chronicles an endeavor by two researchers to initiate and evaluate an innovative approach within a school situated in a working-class neighborhood. The impact of parents on children's academic success is a widely acknowledged principle in education. The central inquiry revolves around whether schools can effectively serve as educational hubs for both adults and children, exerting direct influence on parents and indirectly impacting children through their parents. The research presented in this book indicates that teachers should allocate more time to fostering collaboration with parents. This book holds significant appeal to students specializing in education and sociology.

Learning Begins at Home, originally published in 1968, chronicles an endeavor by two researchers to initiate and evaluate an innovative approach within a school situated in a working-class neighborhood. The impact of parents on children's academic success is a widely acknowledged principle in education. The central inquiry revolves around whether schools can effectively serve as educational hubs for both adults and children, exerting direct influence on parents and indirectly impacting children through their parents. The research presented in this book indicates that teachers should allocate more time to fostering collaboration with parents. This book holds significant appeal to students specializing in education and sociology.

Weight: 489g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032558202