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The responsible parent and networks of support : a case study of school engagement in a challenging environment

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Wyness, Michael G. (2020) The responsible parent and networks of support : a case study of school engagement in a challenging environment. British Educational Research Journal, 46 (1). pp. 161-176. doi:10.1002/berj.3573 ISSN 0141-1926.

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Abstract

Research, policy and practice on education in recent years has focused attention on the mediating role that parents play in children’s schooling. Parents have been constructed as responsible agents; as consumers, investors and partners in performance oriented educational project. Much of the literature has looked at parent-school relations from the vantage point of parents, particularly parents in disadvantaged areas. Less has been written on how parent-school relations look from a school’s perspective. In this paper we draw on data from a case study English school in a socio-economically deprived area and explore the nature of the construct ‘responsible parent’ from the perspectives of teaching staff. We utilise data from semi-structured interviews with teaching staff in one case study school locate on the outskirts of a English city. Through the data we outline teachers’ conceptions of parents and an emerging network of engagement incorporating parents as part of a broader social and education project in school. We argue that a dominant construct, the responsible parent, has resonances with the ways that teachers conceptualise parents. At the same time, the case study school inhabits a dual institutional space: it is captured within a neo-liberal discourse on responsible parent as a key conduit for an outcomes oriented education project. It also goes beyond the narrow confines of formal educational structures in offering ‘challenging’ parents social and emotional support in connecting with their children and their schooling.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
L Education > L Education (General)
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Parents, Parents' and teachers' associations , Home and school, Home visits (Education) , Education -- Parent participation, Education -- Parent participation -- England -- Case studies, Parent and child -- England
Journal or Publication Title: British Educational Research Journal
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0141-1926
Official Date: February 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
February 2020Published
3 September 2019Available
12 August 2019Accepted
Volume: 46
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 161-176
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3573
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Wyness, M. (2019), The responsible parent and networks of support: A case study of school engagement in a challenging environment. Br Educ Res J. which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3573. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders: Michael Wyness
Date of first compliant deposit: 15 August 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 3 March 2021
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