The experiences of teachers on parental involvement in the primary schools of Lebowakgomo Circuit, Limpopo Province

Abstract

The aim of this research was to explore the experiences of teachers on parental involvement in the primary schools of Lebowakgomo Circuit, Limpopo Province. The study sought to examine the role of parental involvement, the experiences of teachers on effective parental involvement, the challenges that teachers face when trying to improve parental involvement and the strategies to improve parental involvement. Literature research on related subject was followed to address the study aim. The theoretical frameworks that informed this study were Epstein’s theory overlapping sphere of influence on parental involvement. A qualitative research approach was adopted with a case study design. Twelve participants were purposefully sampled from the four selected schools. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interview and document analysis and data were analysed using thematic data analysis. The findings revealed that teachers understand the role that parents should play in the education of their children, the benefits of parental involvement and how lack of parental involvement affects the child, although there are still challenges that are faced when trying to improve parental involvement. Teachers experience the challenge of uneducated parents, lack of confidence, lack of time, attitude of teachers and teachers not being trained on parental involvement at university level. The study revealed that there are no written policies, programmes and workshops in place to improve parental involvement. The study recommends that it is the responsibility of the school to involve parents and thus school leaders should run programmes and hold workshops to educate parents on the role that they could play in their child’s education. The Department of Basic Education should encourage universities training teacher to include the concept of parental involvement in their curricula.

Maikemisetso a nyakisiso ye e be e le go hlahloba maitemogelo a barutisi mabapi le go kgatha tema ga batswadi dikolong tsa tlase tsa Lebowakgomo Circuit, Profenseng ya Limpopo. Thuto e be e nyaka go hlahloba tema yeo e kgathwago ke go kgatha tema ga batswadi, maitemogelo a barutisi ka ga go kgatha tema ga batswadi ka mo go somago, ditlhohlo tseo barutisi ba lebanego le tsona ge ba leka go kaonafatsa go kgatha tema ga batswadi le maano a go kaonafatsa go kgatha tema ga batswadi. Nyakisiso ya dingwalo ka ga taba ye e amanago le yona e ile ya latelwa go rarolla nepo ya nyakisiso. Ditlhako tsa teori tseo di tsebisitsego nyakisiso ye e be e le teori ya Epstein’s yeo e lekeletsego go lefapha la khuetso ya go kgatha tema ga batswadi. Mokgwa wa nyakisiso ya boleng o amogetswe ga mmogo le tlhamo ya nyakisiso ya mohlala. Batseakarolo ba lesomepedi ba ile ba tsewa bjalo ka sampole ka morero go tswa dikolong tse nne tse di kgethilwego. Datha e kgobokeditswe ka poledisano ye e tseneletsego yeo e rulagantswego ka seripagare le tshekatsheko ya ditokomane gomme datha e ile ya sekasekwa ka go somisa tshekatsheko ya datha ya morero. Dikutollo di utolotse gore barutisi ba kwesisa tema yeo batswadi ba swanetsego go e kgatha thutong ya bana ba bona, mehola ya go kgatha tema ga batswadi le ka fao go hloka go kgatha tema ga batswadi go amago ngwana, le ge e le gore go sa na le ditlhohlo tseo go sa lebanwego le tsona ge go lekwa go kaonafatsa go kgatha tema ga batswadi. Barutisi ba itemogela tlhohlo ya batswadi bao ba sa rutegago, go hloka boitshepo, go hloka nako, maikutlo a barutisi le barutisi bao ba sa rutwago ka ga go kgatha tema ga batswadi mola ba ithutela borutisi yunibesithi. Nyakisiso e utollotse gore ga go na melawana ye e ngwadilwego, mananeo le dithuto tseo di lego gona go kaonafatsa go kgatha tema ga batswadi. Thuto e sisinya gore ke maikarabelo a sekolo go akaretsa batswadi gomme ka go realo baetapele ba sekolo ba swanetse go sepetsa mananeo le go swara dithuto tsa go ruta batswadi ka ga tema yeo ba ka e kgathago thutong ya ngwana wa bona. Kgoro ya Thuto ya Motheo e swanetse go hlohleletsa diyunibesithi go tlwaetsa morutisi gore a be le kgopolo ya go kgatha tema ga batswadi mananeong a bona.

Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om die ervarings van onderwysers oor ouerbetrokkenheid in die laerskole van Lebowakgomo Circuit, Limpopo Provinsie, te verken. Die studie het gepoog om die rol van ouerbetrokkenheid, die ervarings van onderwysers oor effektiewe ouerbetrokkenheid, die uitdagings wat onderwysers in die gesig staar wanneer hulle ouerbetrokkenheid probeer verbeter en die strategieë om ouerbetrokkenheid te verbeter, te ondersoek. Literatuurnavorsing oor verwante onderwerp is gevolg om die studiedoelwit aan te spreek. Die teoretiese raamwerke wat hierdie studie ingelig het, was Epstein se teorie-oorvleuelende invloedsfeer op ouerbetrokkenheid. 'n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenadering is aangeneem met 'n gevallestudie-ontwerp. Twaalf deelnemers is doelgerig uit die vier geselekteerde skole gesteekproef. Data is ingesamel deur middel van semi-gestruktureerde in-diepte onderhoude en dokumentanalise en data is ontleed met behulp van tematiese data-analise. Die bevindinge het aan die lig gebring dat onderwysers die rol verstaan wat ouers in die opvoeding van hul kinders moet speel, die voordele van ouerbetrokkenheid en hoe gebrek aan ouerbetrokkenheid die kind raak, alhoewel daar steeds uitdagings is wat in die gesig gestaar word wanneer ouerbetrokkenheid probeer verbeter word. Onderwysers ervaar die uitdaging van onopgevoede ouers, gebrek aan selfvertroue, gebrek aan tyd, houding van onderwysers en onderwysers wat nie opgelei word oor ouerbetrokkenheid op universiteitsvlak nie. Die studie het aan die lig gebring dat daar geen geskrewe beleide, programme en werkswinkels in plek is om ouerbetrokkenheid te verbeter nie. Die studie beveel aan dat dit die verantwoordelikheid van die skool is om ouers te betrek en dus moet skoolleiers programme uitvoer en werkswinkels hou om ouers op te voed oor die rol wat hulle in hul kind se opvoeding kan speel. Die Departement van Basiese Onderwys moet universiteite aanmoedig om onderwysers op te lei om die konsep van ouerbetrokkenheid by hul kurrikulums in te sluit.