Home-School Partnership with Migrant Families: A Way Forward on the Island of Ireland

Project Description

This project aims to investigate participants' understanding of home-school partnership with migrant/minority families; to implement a new framework designed for this work by one of the project team; and to identify how it might be improved. The project has a practical contribution through piloting a new Home-School Partnership Framework for migrant/minority families. This Framework was devised by Maria Stewart as part of her PhD study. Specifically, the project aims to:

1. find out what participants understand by home-school partnership for migrant/minority families; 
2. to pilot activities of the Framework to explore its efficacy; and 
3. to enhance the new Home-School Partnership Framework with migrant/minority families. The Framework has been informed by a literature review and analysis of documents gathered from educators who work with migrant/minority parents/guardians and pupils. 

Research Team

Dr Barbara Skinner (PI), Ulster University

Dr Barbara O'Toole, MIE

Richeal Ní Thiarnaigh, MIE

Maria Stewart, Ulster University (Coleraine Campus)

Outputs

Upcoming: Skinner, B., Ní Thiarnaigh, R., Cocault, S., O'Toole, B. & Stewart, M. (2024, September 9). Home-school partnership with migrant families: a way forward on the island of Ireland. [Paper presentation]. BERA Annual Conference 2024, Manchester.

Skinner, B., O'Toole, B., Ní Thiarnaigh, R. & Stewart, M. (2024). Home-school partnerships with migrant/minority families: a way forward on the island of Ireland. Report to Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South (SCoTENS).

O'Toole, B., Ní Thiarnaigh, R. (2024, June 12). Home-school partnership with migrant families: a way forward on the island of Ireland. [Paper presentation]. Marino Institute of Education Annual Research Symposium, Dublin.

Skinner, B., O'Toole, B., Ní Thiarnaigh, R., Stewart, M., & Cocault, S. (2024, January 10). Home-school partnership with migrant families: supporting integration. [Paper presentation]. Université de Littoral Cote d'Opale (ULCO), Language and Education: Multicategorial and multicultural perspectives.

O’Toole, B., Ní Thiarnaigh, R., Skinner, B., Stewart, M, & Cocault, S. (2023, November 11). Home-school partnership with migrant families: supporting language and literacy practices. [Paper presentation]. Literacy Association of Ireland (LAI) Conference.

Funder 

SCoTENS  £6,000

Dates 

September 2022-2023/2024