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Title	Parent-staff communication in early childhood centers
Author	Copeman, Margaret E.
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1989
Date	1989
Pagination	ix, 200 leaves
Subject	Parent-teacher relationships; Home and school; Early childhood development--Newfoundland and Labrador; Day care centers--Employees
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 162-170
Abstract	The study focused on communication between the parents and the staffs of early childhood centers. It examined: directors', teachers', and parents' attitudes towards parent-staff communication; the procedures and practices used by directors and teachers to facilitate communication between parents and staff; and the methods used by parents to communicate with the staff of centers. -- Sixteen centers on the Avalon Peninsula were randomly selected. All the directors were interviewed; all the teachers (52) and one-half of the parents (317) received a questionnaire. The return rates were 96 and 74 percent for teachers and parents, respectively. -- The results suggest that generally, a positive attitude exists towards parent-teacher communication. Most centers employ a variety of communication practices with varying success, despite the lack of formal attention to this area. Only a few centers enforce specific policies that give parent-staff communication the importance that the literature suggests it warrants. The results of this study suggest that in most cases, parents and teachers have not yet attained a x partnership approach' to the care and education of young children. -- Recommendations are made to licencing bodies and to the instructors of early childhood training programs. Suggestions for further research in the area of parent-staff communications are included.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76039423
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(25.51 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Copeman_MargaretE.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	337077.cpd