Module 2 – Early school leaving and the role of the family

For instance, in a relevant longitudinal study that took place in Netherlands, findings indicated that for each additional year of parent education, the risk of the child for early school leaving decreases by approximately 7% (Traag and Van der Velden, 2011). However, it comes out that it’s not only the educational background of parents that plays a key role, but also their commitment to support their child and the parent engagement in school.

The scope of this module is to highlight the importance of the family in child’s development and the crucial role parents can play in the threat of early school leaving. Moreover, a special focus will be given in the families with not a good background (domestic violence, bad economic condition) and how the school can help the children and the families who face difficulties.

1) Demonstrate knowledge about the important role of the families in children educational development.

2) Understand the importance of collaboration between the school and the family for the good of students.

3) Describe different ways and methods on how to support students that coming from families with a poor or violent background.

– Unit 1: School and the family

– Unit 2: Parents’ engagement in school

– Unit 3: Insufficient financial situation of the family and the role of the school

– Unit 4: Domestic violence as a barrier to academic performance

ACTIVITIES;

– Approaches to involve families in school

– Role model analysis

SAMPLE CASES;

– Sample Questions for Parent Satisfaction Surveys

SURVEY;

– Level of usability and satisfaction

GOOD PRACTICE;

– Home School Community Liaison

– AFEV – support to fragile families through students-volunteers

– POTHOLES – parental engagement initiative in Ireland

SATISFACTION SURVEY