Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
HACETTEPE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.245-264, 2017 (ESCI)
Parent-teacher associations are one of the most important factors that play a role on the school administrations. The main purpose of parent-teacher associations is to give necessary support in the process of teaching and learning. Therefore, in order to achieve its' objectives, determining the functions and standards for parent-teacher associations is vital. The purpose of the study is to reveal the views of elementary school parents concerning family-school cooperation standards. In the study, the quantitative and qualitative research methods were used. The study group is composed of 173 parents whose children are the elementary school students in Ankara. As a data collection instrument, the scale of "School-Parents Cooperation Standards" which has six subscales including (1) welcoming all families into the school community, (2) communicating effectively, (3) supporting student success, (4) speaking up for every child, (5) sharing power, (6) collaborating with community was used. Among the key findings of the survey, parents think that standards concerning family school cooperation are important, however they have not been put into practice. There is a significant difference between the opinions of parents in terms of gender, age, and education status, number of children they have and number of children attending to school. From the analysis of qualitative data, it is concluded that, primarily, parents are not informed about the selection of parent-teachers association and they think that parent-teachers associations do not have any contribution to education.