Whose Job Is It? Parents’ Perspectives on Volunteering to Help in New Zealand Kindergartens

서지정보

ㆍ발행기관 : 환태평양유아교육연구학회 ㆍ수록지정보 : Asia-Pacific journal of research in early childhood education / 9권 / 2호
ㆍ저자명 : Qilong Zhang, Louise Keown, Susan Farruggia

목차

Introduction
Methods
Data analysis and findings
Discussion and implications
Limitations and future direction
Conclusion
References

한국어 초록

Volunteering to help is a traditional type of parental involvement in early childhood education. Therehave been concerns over the justification of teachers’ practice of leaving their work with parents,particularly for routine tasks such as washing and cleaning, however, little research has been conductedto scrutinize the practice and examine parents’ experiences with volunteering to help. Based on a sampleof 25 parents from New Zealand public kindergartens, this study investigates parents ‘experiences withthree types of volunteering to help at the kindergarten. Analysis of the semi-structured interview data hasrevealed enhancers (e.g., benefits for the child, justification of fundraising) and impediments (e.g.,limited time, school commitment) to parent volunteering to help as well as the tensions in practice(e.g.,relying on core parents, limited resource). The findings support the legitimacy of routine tasks andfundraising and highlight the importance of parent volunteering to help.

영어 초록

Volunteering to help is a traditional type of parental involvement in early childhood education. There
have been concerns over the justification of teachers’ practice of leaving their work with parents,
particularly for routine tasks such as washing and cleaning, however, little research has been conducted
to scrutinize the practice and examine parents’ experiences with volunteering to help. Based on a sample
of 25 parents from New Zealand public kindergartens, this study investigates parents ‘experiences with
three types of volunteering to help at the kindergarten. Analysis of the semi-structured interview data has
revealed enhancers (e.g., benefits for the child, justification of fundraising) and impediments (e.g.,
limited time, school commitment) to parent volunteering to help as well as the tensions in practice(e.g.,
relying on core parents, limited resource). The findings support the legitimacy of routine tasks and
fundraising and highlight the importance of parent volunteering to help.

참고 자료

없음