Parents, Families & Schools: What Do We Know About Parental Engagement & Why Does It Matter? With Dr Mark Pulsford From University of Warwick
May 21 @ 09:10 - 09:55
Involving parents in their children’s schooling is undeniably valuable. But delving beneath that reveals a range of issues that pose challenging questions – and not just about the best approaches to improving involvement. More broadly, this topic prompts us to think about social inequalities, ideas of community, and even the purposes of schooling.
In this session, Dr Mark Pulsford from the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick will introduce relevant theories and latest research into parental involvement and engagement. We will consider if parents are ‘hard to reach’ or if schools are; we will wonder who schools should be accountable to; we will ask which groups in society most benefit from common ways of involving parents. A particular focus will be on fathers and their involvement, using recent research as a case study to examine the key themes in this topic.
Lecturer Profile: Dr Mark Pulsford
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.
As a live, participative event, the session will not be recorded but follow up resources will be made available.
Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) students studying or with an interest in studying Social Science subjects including Sociology, Psychology, Education, Childhood, Health and Social Care. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the topic in advance and can also think about questions they have about studying Education at university level.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom meetings and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: