Parental e-nvolvement: a phenomenological research on electronic parental involvement 1

This phenomenological study explored parental e-nvolvement (or electronic parental involvement), defined as parental efforts to plan, engage in, support, monitor and/or assess the learning experiences of their children either at home or at school predominantly using technological devices and media....

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Published in:International Journal of Pedagogies & Learning 2016-07, Vol.11 (2), p.163-186
Main Authors: Şad, Süleyman Nihat, Konca, Ahmet Sami, Özer, Niyazi, Acar, Feride
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Access to information
Children & youth
Collaboration
Communication
Computer industry
Computers
Cooperation
Cooperative learning
Decision making
Early childhood education
Education
Education policy
Educational Environment
Educational Objectives
Educational Policy
Educational Resources
Educational technology
Electronic mail systems
Families & family life
Homework
Households
Internet
Learning Processes
Multicultural Education
Parent Participation
Parents & parenting
School Administration
Schools
Smartphones
Socioeconomic factors
Students
Studies
Teaching Methods
Technology
Websites
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Summary:This phenomenological study explored parental e-nvolvement (or electronic parental involvement), defined as parental efforts to plan, engage in, support, monitor and/or assess the learning experiences of their children either at home or at school predominantly using technological devices and media. Data were gathered from 23 volunteering parents through semi-structured interviews. The findings suggested that most parents use or have their children use a variety of technologies with tablets, computers, (smart)phones, and internet taking the lead. Participating parents used technology to have their children study, make practice on or repeat what they have learned at school, to help them prepare research projects, homework or presentations, and to communicate with teachers, schools and other parents. The pros of parental e-nvolvement mainly included enabling parents to supervise their children in terms of academic, personal or social well-being; increasing technology literacy; enabling easy and quick access to information sources; enhancing learner autonomy and academic achievement. Cons included mainly the risk of exposure to inconvenient websites/content; technology addiction; and making the child antisocial. Finally, different strategies to parents use to prevent their children from the harms and risks during parental e-nvolvement were presented and discussed.
ISSN:2204-0552
1833-4105
DOI:10.1080/22040552.2016.1227255