Developing and testing a school capacity model for parental participation

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1 Faculty of human science, Islamic Azad University of sanandaj branch, sanandaj, Iran.

2 M.Sc. Student in Preschool education, Faculty of human science, Islamic Azad University of sanandaj branch, sanandaj, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and test a school capacity model for parental participation in primary schools. The research is based on a developmental purpose and based on a correlational data collection method and is a structural equation model. The statistical population consisted of all parents of the first and second elementary schools of Paveh city. Data collection was designed using a 36-item questionnaire based on strategies for parental participation in school of Hoor-Dempsey et al (2005). The reliability of the questionnaire using Cronbach's alpha was ./97 obtained. In order to test the model in the first part, exploratory factor analysis was performed using principal component analysis with varimax rotation. To determine the number of main factors, variance ratio explained by each factor, and Special value (gravel) were used. In the second stage, confirmatory factor analysis was used. The results showed that the school capacity model for parental involvement includes 5 dimensions of welcoming and open atmosphere, teacher empowerment for participation, family-teacher-parent structures and participation opportunities and participation events. Fit indices also showed the utility of the model. This model is capable of measuring primary school capacity for parental participation in related research and can be a useful tool for assessing school capacity for parental participation.

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The Journal of New Thoughts on Education
Volume 16, Issue 2 - Serial Number 56
September 2020
Pages 225-248

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