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Separated parents' experiences with the Australian school system: an overview
Renee Desmarchelier1, India Bryce2, Krystal Schaffer3
1Microcredential Unit, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.
Australian Educational Researcher
|December 27, 2022
Summary
Separated parents face challenges engaging with schools, as current models overlook diverse family structures. Schools can improve parental involvement with minor adjustments, benefiting children's education and wellbeing.
Area of Science:
- Education
- Sociology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Parental engagement is crucial for children's learning and wellbeing.
- Existing models often fail to account for diverse family structures, such as separated parents.
- Research has primarily focused on the negative impacts of divorce on children, neglecting separated parents' school engagement experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the experiences of separated parents engaging with their children's schools.
- To identify challenges and facilitators for separated parents' involvement in education.
- To inform schools on how to better support diverse family structures.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative survey was employed to gather data from separated parents.
- The study focused on documenting the lived experiences of these parents.
- Analysis aimed to understand how schools accommodate or fail to accommodate separated families.
Main Results:
- Separated parents' engagement with schools is often hindered by a lack of understanding and accommodation of their family structure.
- Schools frequently operate under assumptions that do not fit separated family dynamics.
- Even small adaptations by schools can significantly improve separated parents' ability to be involved in their children's education.
Conclusions:
- Current educational frameworks inadequately support separated parents.
- Schools need to recognize and adapt to diverse family structures to foster effective parental engagement.
- Tailored approaches can enhance educational outcomes for children from separated families.
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