期刊名称：Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
印刷版ISSN：1855-9719
电子版ISSN：2232-2647
出版年度：2011
卷号：1
期号：4
页码：81-101
出版社：University of Ljubljana
摘要：This paper presents the goals of teacher-parent cooperation, various potentialmodels for establishing mutual cooperation, and the conditionsrequired to achieve quality interactive cooperation. The partnershipmodel is highlighted as an optimal model of interactive cooperation betweenteachers and parents, as it includes the distribution of expertiseand control with the purpose of ensuring optimal education for children.It enables the creation of an interactive working relationship inwhich all of those involved are respected and recognised in their effortsto achieve common goals.The second part presents the findings of an empirical study carried outon a representative sample of Slovene primary schools. Teachers (N =467) and parents (N = 1,690) were asked to express their opinions aboutthe need for mutual cooperation, their view of each other when fulfillingtheir respective roles, and where they perceive the main obstacles tomutual cooperation. It became evident that teachers and parents havedoubts about each other’s competence. This does not form a solid baseon which to establish and build the necessary partner relationship, andalong with it mutual cooperation. Yet both groups to a large extent agreethat teacher-parent cooperation is both necessary and useful. This givesrise to the question as to how to ensure that schools adopt policies promotingopportunities for better understanding, for building quality mutualrelations and for parents to become more actively involved.
关键词：Models of mutual cooperation; Obstacles to cooperation;Partnership model; Teachers and parents
