Saving Little Red Riding Hood: a qualitative study of parental role construction for involvement in children’s education

Ristić Dedić, Zrinka and Jokić, Boris (2023) Saving Little Red Riding Hood: a qualitative study of parental role construction for involvement in children’s education. Sociologija i prostor, 61 (3). pp. 565-585. ISSN 1846-5226 (Print), 1849-0387 (Online)

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.61.3.6

Abstract

IN ENGLISH: In the Hoover-Dempsey at al. model (2005), parental role construction for involvement in children’s education is defined as socially constructed beliefs and expectations about what parents should do in relation to their children’s education. The qualitative exploration of parental role constructions and factors that might shape parents’ understanding of their role was conducted in five elementary schools in Zagreb, Croatia. Data was collected via 59 semi-structured interviews with parents of children attending primary and lower secondary education. Reflexive thematic analysis was applied for interview data coding and analysis. Most parents exhibited an active role construction and experienced a strong sense of personal responsibility for their children’s educational outcomes and development. Parents’ beliefs about necessary and appropriate involvement activities, rights and responsibilities were shaped by immediate and wider social contexts including school, as well as by perception of the child’s developmental needs. Parents constructed their role through processes of social comparison with other families in their social networks, and by reflecting on their childhood memories and their own current experiences with others related to schooling. Three modalities of role construction were identified that shape parental decisions regarding the form and intensity of their involvement with their child: proactive support and assistance, on-demand activation and active control. --------------- IN CROATIAN: U modelu Hoover-Dempseyja i suradnika (2005), roditeljska konstrukcija uloge za uključenost u obrazovanje djece definira se kao socijalno konstruirana vjerovanja i očekivanja o tome što bi roditelji trebali činiti u obrazovanju svoje djece. Kvalitativno istraživanje roditeljskih konstrukcija uloge i čimbenika koji mogu oblikovati njihovo razumijevanje uloga provedeno je u pet osnovnih škola u Zagrebu, Hrvatska. Podaci su prikupljeni pomoću 59 polustrukturiranih razgovora s roditeljima djece u nižim i višim razredima osnovne škole. Za kodiranje i analizu podataka korištena je refleksivna tematska analiza. Većina roditelja iskazivala je konstrukciju aktivne uloge i imala snažan osjećaj osobne odgovornosti za obrazovne ishode i razvoj djece. Roditeljska očekivanja o nužnim i prikladnim aktivnostima, pravima i odgovornostima oblikovana su neposrednim i širim socijalnim kontekstom, uključujući školu, kao i doživljajem razvojnih potreba djeteta. Roditelji konstruiraju uloge kroz procese socijalne komparacije s drugim obiteljima iz socijalne mreže te kroz reflektiranje na temelju vlastitih sjećanja iz djetinjstva i trenutnih iskustava s drugima povezanim sa školovanjem njihove djece. Identificirana su tri modaliteta konstrukcije uloge koji oblikuju roditeljske odluke o vrsti i intenzitetu njihove uključenosti: proaktivna podrška i pomoć, aktiviranje na zahtjev i aktivna kontrola.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Spašavajući Crvenkapicu: Kvalitativno istraživanje roditeljske konstrukcije uloge za uključenost u obrazovanje djece.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Parental role construction, involvement in children’s education, educational achievement, primary education, lower secondary education (roditeljska konstrukcija uloge, roditeljska uključenost u obrazovanje djece, obrazovna postignuća, niži i viši razredi osnovne škole)
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: Karolina
Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2024 10:54
Last Modified: 08 Mar 2024 10:54
URI: http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1138

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