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Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60943 Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth lidalize@gmail.com Ebersohn, L. (Liesel) Grobler, Lidalize UCTD Higher education-rural school partnership Community engagement with schools Educational psychology services Asset-based approach Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-17 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe parents' and caregivers' retrospective experiences of a higher education-rural school partnership providing educational psychology services. The study aimed to inform knowledge on community engagement with schools and forms part of the broad FLY (Flourishing Learning Youth) community engagement initiative that has been ongoing since 2006. The current study utilised interpretivism as metatheory and qualitative research as methodological paradigm. An instrumental case study design was utilised, with a specific higher education-rural school partnership conveniently sampled. Subsequently twelve parents or caregivers to a child/ren who participated in the relevant community engagement initiative at any time since 2006, were purposefully selected. Two field visits were taken for data collection purposes; the first included Participatory Reflection and Action (PRA) discussions between participants, whilst the second visit entailed member checking. I relied on written recording of the participants' dialogue on PRA posters, audio recordings of their poster presentations, observations throughout the process, photographs taken and a reflective journal as data collection and documentation strategies. From thematic data analysis two main themes emerged. Firstly, participants identified the partnership as a platform of educational opportunity, which allowed for children's development on a cognitive and socio-emotional level. Secondly, participants emphasised their hope for the continuation and growth of the partnership in the future. Participants expect the partnership to broaden in multiple ways, such as involving parents and caregivers, providing them with a safe space to voice their opinions, and incorporating a parental guidance element. Based on the findings of the study I can conclude that according to parents and caregivers, community engagement with schools provides an opportunity for the mobilisation of children assets to result in their positive development. Furthermore, when additionally activating the assets of the parents, community engagement can be strengthened. es2026 Educational Psychology MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2017-06-08T13:07:00Z 2017-06-08T13:07:00Z 2017-04-25 2017 Dissertation Grobler, L 2017, Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60943> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60943 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Higher education-rural school partnership Community engagement with schools Educational psychology services Asset-based approach Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-17 Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| title | Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| title_full | Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| title_fullStr | Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| title_short | Parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| title_sort | parent and caregiver experiences of a higher education rural school partnership providing educational psychology services |
| topic | UCTD Higher education-rural school partnership Community engagement with schools Educational psychology services Asset-based approach Education theses SDG-04 Education theses SDG-10 Education theses SDG-17 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60943 |