Parent-Teacher Conferences in a Secondary School: A Case Study
The authors report on the findings of a case study of parent-teacher conferences in a secondary school in Hong Kong. They explored through interviews parents' and teachers' perspectives of parent-teacher conferences. They noted that parent-teacher conferences were sources of stress for tea...
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| Published in: | Pastoral care in education Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 28 - 30 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK and Boston, USA
Taylor & Francis Group
01-03-2001
Blackwell Publishers Ltd |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The authors report on the findings of a case study of parent-teacher conferences in a secondary school in Hong Kong. They explored through interviews parents' and teachers' perspectives of parent-teacher conferences. They noted that parent-teacher conferences were sources of stress for teachers and embarrassment for parents. Parent-teacher conferences were useful for problem-clarification. The building of mutual trust was the most important conferencing skill. They drew out some practical guidelines which were useful to teachers of the case study school but are also valuable to all teachers who wish to work effectively and positively with parents. |
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| ISSN: | 0264-3944 1468-0122 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1468-0122.00186 |