Teacher Perceptions of Parent Engagement at a Cyber High School

A growing number of adolescents are taking all or most of their courses online. This places a greater responsibility on parents to support and facilitate their students' learning. This case study used teacher surveys and interviews to better understand how teachers perceived and supported paren...

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Published in:Journal of research on technology in education 2016-01, Vol.48 (2), p.67-83
Main Author: Borup, Jered
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adolescents
Case Studies
Charter Schools
cyber school
Distance learning
Educational Technology
Electronic Learning
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Grade 9
High School Students
High Schools
Interviews
K-12 online learning
Learner Engagement
Learning
Learning Activities
Online Courses
Online instruction
Online Surveys
parent engagement
parent involvement
Parent Participation
Parents & parenting
Perceptions
Student participation
Students
Synchronous Communication
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Surveys
Teachers
Teaching Methods
Technology Uses in Education
Utah
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Summary:A growing number of adolescents are taking all or most of their courses online. This places a greater responsibility on parents to support and facilitate their students' learning. This case study used teacher surveys and interviews to better understand how teachers perceived and supported parents' attempts to support their online students at a single online charter school. The results indicated that teachers observed multiple ways in which parents supported their students by (a) organizing and managing students' schedules, (b) nurturing relationships and interactions, (c) monitoring and motivating student engagement, and (d) instructing students when necessary. However, teachers believed that parents could act as obstacles to their students' learning by being overly engaged in certain types of learning activities. Additional research is needed that examines parent engagement in a variety of online learning environments. Research that identifies best practices could also be especially valuable to online teachers and administrators wishing to improve the quantity and quality of parental engagement in their programs.
ISSN:1539-1523
1945-0818
DOI:10.1080/15391523.2016.1146560