Nisskaya A.K., Savina E.V. Communication between Educators and Parents. Analysis of the Views and Preferences for Positive Communication
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Abstract
The problem of communication between teachers and parents in research, law and practice. The problem of the relationship between education and family is shown. The involvement of parents has a positive impact on the results of child, the quality of education, the intensity of the parent-child relationship and makes children feel comfortable. However, interference in the life of the educational institution can create tension, have an association with mistrust, train lack of independence in a child, and put pressure on the educational process. The basis of the solution and building of friendly, effective communication must be a clear vision about what is the same and what is different in the opinions of teachers and parents, and which features of communication assure greater satisfaction from the relationship. The aim of this study is to research the preferable forms of the involvement of parents in the life of the educational institution and the conditions of satisfaction from communication with each other.
Methods of the research and sample. The parents and teachers of preschools in Tula and Moscow took part in this research, were asked to fill out the questionnaires in paper and in an electronic form. The questionnaires contain questions about the preferable forms of a parent’s engagement in the life of the preschool and the level of satisfaction from the relationship between parents and teachers.
Forms of parental involvement in the life of the kindergarten preferred by teachers and parents. It is shown that the perspectives of teachers and parents are largely similar: “live” communication is more preferable than remote, the traditional forms of involvement of the families in the life of the preschool like festivals and group meetings are popular. The work in a parent committee and the participation in the evaluation of the quality of education are unpopular. Some divergences in the perspectives of parents and teachers are revealed: the former prefer to involve parents as assistance or as a passive spectator, while the latter tend to prefer active forms of participation.
The satisfaction of teachers and parents from communication with each other. The satisfaction of teachers from the relationship is first of all related to the participation of parents in the design of the kindergarten. Teachers, who prefer financial support of parents are less satisfied from the relationship. Parents’ satisfaction is related to, in what degree their opinion is accepted in the process of communication with the teacher. Both parents and teachers consider themselves the initiators of the communication.
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