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International Journal of Learning & Pedagogies http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?show=aimsScope&journalCode=rjpl20#.VMdYG9KsWi4 Special Issue is on Current issues on parental involvement in schools: A multicultural perspective Guest Editor: Kadir Beycioglu, PhD Dokuz Eylul University Izmir/TURKEY Email: [email protected] THEME AND TOPICS Research in related literature has yielded the importance of family involvement and working effectively with parents and families in schools. Increased involvement of parents and families often is cited as one of the most important ways to improve student success. The traditional sense of parents’ role in education has been limited with what they do at home and what schools formally tell them to do in regular meetings in schools. With the impact of changes in society, this traditional role of the family has changed over the years (Epstein & Sanders, 2002). Schools do not consider families as a part of the external community like in the past. On the contrary, they create a collaborative working environment with families. Research has also revealed the impact of parental involvement in students’ success and effectiveness of schools. As the quality of the relationship between the school and the family improves the student achievement, families feel pleased to see that they actually make a contribution to the education of their children (cited in Beycioglu, Ozer, & Şahin, 2013). That’s why revealing the many facets of school-family interaction has become a significant issue for educational researchers. This special issue aims to focus on current issues on family involvement in schools, and aims to find out studies by educational researchers working in different cultures. The core objective of this issue is to provide the latest research based on the first-hand experience, observation and knowledge of scholars and educators in the field in order to form a cross-cultural matter of discussion for all those working on schools and families. Topics to be discussed in this special issue will include (but are not limited to) the following current issues on: · The theoretical and organizational foundations of school family partnerships · Leadership/management issues on parental involvement. · How schools are addressing the issue. · Knowledge, skills and relationships for school managers to be effective educational leaders in parental issues. · Policy analysis and critical analysis of school family interaction in the field. · Concepts and theoretical formulations to understand, analyze, evaluate parental involvement issues in educational organizations. · Equipping school leaders with practical and theoretical knowledge of parental involvement that might be used to foster leadership and enhance the issues in schools. · How to support and advance issues of parental involvement and help create responsive schools to families. · What school policies and procedures are REVIEW OF THE PAPERS Papers will be reviewed by the guest editor, and then sent to two referees. The guest editor will make the final decision based on the reviewers’ recommendations. SUBMISSION: Manuscripts and inquiries should be submitted to the guest editor at: [email protected] TIMELINES February, 15, 2015: CFP released December 15, 2015: Dead line for submission of papers April 15, 2016: Final articles to the guest editor May 15, 2016: Final articles to publisher 2016, 2nd issue of the journal: Issue published
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