Parental involvement, engagement and partnership in their children’s learning during the primary school years

Project Description

Funded by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and the National Parents Council (NPC) this project investigates the processes of parental involvement, engagement and partnership in their children’s learning in the primary school years. Part 1 consisted of a review of relevant national and international literature which was published in March 2019. Part 2(A) called for the development of case studies of parental engagement in five primary schools in Ireland. The perspectives of key stakeholders were to be sought, including parents, teachers, children and other relevant participants. Part 2(B) of the research called for further engagement with the five case-study schools around involving parents with the new primary language curriculum (2015), and particular attention was to be given to homework which supports children’s oral language and teanga ó bhéal (NCCA, 2017, p.16).

Funder

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment & National Parents Council

Research Team

Dr Joan Kiely

Dr Leah O’Toole

Dr Deirdre McGillacuddy

Emma Zara O’Brien

Clíona O’Keeffe

Outputs

Kiely, J. O’Toole, L. Haals-Brosnan, M., O’Brien, E. Z., O’Keeffe, C. and Dunne, C. (2021) Parental Involvement, Engagement and Partnership in Children’s Education during the Primary School Years: Final Report. Marino Institute of Education.

Published-lit-review-Parental-Involvement-Research-Doc.pdf (size 1.6 MB)

July-2021-final-version-of-report-inc-exec-summary.pdf (size 5.5 MB)