It is the air that we breathe. Academic socialisation as a key component for understanding how parents influence children’s schooling

Source at https://doi.org/10.1080/20020317.2017.1372008 .It is well known from the research literature that parents are important when it comes to determining individual school experiences, achievements and careers. However, in what way parental background influences education outcomes is less clear. In this article, the focus is on academic socialization as a specific aspect of parents’ influence on children’s school achievements. The main aims are to discuss the relationship between academic socialization and school performance and to discuss some implications of this relationship for the educational system’s role as a producer and reproducer of social inequalities. Firstly, an understanding of the concept of academic socialization is presented. Secondly, implications of research findings pointing to the importance of academic socialization are critically assessed in terms of social inequalities in education. Thirdly, the educational system’s presupposition for academic socialization is discussed in terms of inequity in education and symbolic violence

Spatial maneuvering in education. Educational experiences and local opportunity structures among rural youth in Norway

Based on an interview study of upper secondary school pupils in a county in Northern Norway and against a backdrop of spatial differences in dropout rates in upper secondary education in Norway, this article explores the significance of space for understanding the experiences of young people in the transition from lower to upper secondary education. The situation of rural youth is particularly highlighted. Through interviews with students, four factors connected to spatiality and more specifically to spatial mobility have been pinpointed. These are connected to (1) local school structures, (2) local labour markets, (3) being new in a place, and (4) localised social capital. At a more theoretical level, the concept of opportunity structure is employed in order to grasp how structures connected to education, labour market, and economy can have a profound effect on the lives of young people, being subjected to a mobility imperative that has become a particularly relevant driving force for rural youth

Being Able to Stay or Learning to Stay: A Study of Rural Boys’ Educational Orientations and Transitions

This study explores the influence of geographical location on young pupils’ educational orientations and their transition from lower to upper secondary school; it pays particular attention to the voices of male youths from a rural area. More specifically, it investigates the interplay between gender and geographical contexts and the significance of these factors in understanding the processes associated with educational orientations. Margaret Archer’s framework is used to analyse how pupils’ agency is constrained and/or enabled by objective structures. The data material consists of qualitative interviews with 18 pupils transitioning from lower to upper secondary school in Norway. Each of the pupils was interviewed twice: first when they were in their last year of lower secondary education, and then during their first year of upper secondary education. The findings show that pupils consider geographical locations when making decisions about further education and work. In addition, they believe that education beyond compulsory schooling benefits their life in the rural areas. However, unlike their urban counterparts, pupils from rural areas appear to have a more constraining transition to upper secondary education. Through the analyses in this article, it becomes clear that both geographical location and gender are key factors for understanding processes connected to education

Influential factors behind parents’ general satisfaction with compulsory schools in Iceland

Parents’ experiences and satisfaction with their child’s compulsory school are affected by several factors. Some, such as parents’ education and marital status, are social factors, while others are school factors that local leaders and school personnel can address. Findings build on data from an online questionnaire to parents in 20 compulsory schools in Iceland (n = 2129). Factor analysis generated two factors: communication and teaching. These, together with a question on parents’ overall satisfaction with the school, were used as outcome variables in a regression analysis exploring what influences parents’ satisfaction with the school. The majority of parents were satisfied, which may make it is easy to overlook those who are dissatisfied. Parents who felt that their children had special needs that were not acknowledged in school were more likely to be dissatisfied than other parents. Educational background was also influential. Single mothers were overrepresented in the group of unsatisfied parents; they experienced more difficulties in communicating with school personnel, believed less in the possibility for parents to influence the school, and more frequently experienced that their child’s need for special support was not met in school. The findings imply that equity in Icelandic schools is disputable.Peer Reviewe

It is the air that we breathe. Academic socialization as a key component for understanding how parents influence children’s schooling

It is well known from the research literature that parents are important when it comes to determining individual school experiences, achievements and careers. However, in what way parental background influences education outcomes is less clear. In this article, the focus is on academic socialization as a specific aspect of parents’ influence on children’s school achievements. The main aims are to discuss the relationship between academic socialization and school performance and to discuss some implications of this relationship for the educational system’s role as a producer and reproducer of social inequalities. Firstly, an understanding of the concept of academic socialization is presented. Secondly, implications of research findings pointing to the importance of academic socialization are critically assessed in terms of social inequalities in education. Thirdly, the educational system’s presupposition for academic socialization is discussed in terms of inequity in education and symbolic violence

Lærer-foreldre-relasjoner under press

Tema for denne artikkelen er forholdet mellom lærere og foreldre. Sett fra foreldres synspunkt kan forholdet til lærere noen ganger oppleves som vanskelig. På samme måte kan det å forholde seg til foreldre oppleves som krevende og stressende for lærere og påvirke deres erfaring med og forståelse av egen profesjon. I ytterste konsekvens kan dette ha betydning for hvorvidt lærere blir i jobbene sine. I denne artikkelen problematiseres lærer-foreldre-relasjonen gjennom å løfte fram en del problemstillinger som kan representere utfordringer for relasjonen. Tillit trekkes fram som et viktig fundament for en god relasjon mellom lærer og forelder. Sosiale og kulturelle forskjeller som aktiveres i møtene mellom utdanningssystem og foreldre kan utfordre denne. Fra lærernes perspektiv har foreldre andre forventninger og krav til skolen og til lærerne enn tidligere, noe som kan øke presset i læreryrket

It is the air that we breathe. Academic socialisation as a key component for understanding how parents influence children’s schooling

It is well known from the research literature that parents are important when it comes to determining individual school experiences, achievements and careers. However, in what way parental background influences education outcomes is less clear. In this article, the focus is on academic socialization as a specific aspect of parents’ influence on children’s school achievements. The main aims are to discuss the relationship between academic socialization and school performance and to discuss some implications of this relationship for the educational system’s role as a producer and reproducer of social inequalities. Firstly, an understanding of the concept of academic socialization is presented. Secondly, implications of research findings pointing to the importance of academic socialization are critically assessed in terms of social inequalities in education. Thirdly, the educational system’s presupposition for academic socialization is discussed in terms of inequity in education and symbolic violence

Learning environment and cultural encounters in school. A study of parental involvment in lower secondary school, 2007, parental file

This study looks at the meeting and relations between parents and school; minority-parents, fathers and mothers, and parents with different levels of education. From the teachers point of view, the parents are mostly seen as a practical resource. A lot of the parents wish to participate more than they are given the opportunity to. Parents with high education are more involved then the parents with less education. The study also shows that the mothers are the most eager to participate, and that the minorityparents sees the cooperation as more challenging than the Norwegian parents. Both partens and teachers thinks of the parental involvement as important. Still there are few models and guidelines

Learning environment and cultural encounters in school. A study of parental involvment in lower secondary school, 2007, teachers file

This study looks at the meeting and relations between parents and school; minority-parents, fathers and mothers and parents with different levels of education. From the teachers point of view, the parents are mostly seen as a practical resource. A lot of the parents wish to participate more than they are given the opportunity to. Parents with high education are more involved then the parents with less education. The study also shows that the mothers are the most eager to participate, and that the minorityparents sees the (samarbeid) as more challenging than the Norwegian parents. Parental involvement is seen as important by both parents and teachers. Still there are few models and guidelines

Structural enablements and constraints in the creation and enactment of local content in Norwegian education

In Norway, the national curriculum together with the Education Act serves as the foundation for teaching and learning in primary and secondary education and training. Local educational providers are given autonomy to develop local adaptations of the centrally given subject-specific curriculum competence aims. This article explores some structural enablements and constraints tied to teachers’ opportunities to make use of local content in curricula in lower secondary schools in Norway, including rural/urban differences. The analysis is based on data consisting of 18 qualitative interviews with teachers in two municipalities and participant observation in one of the municipalities in Northern Norway. The finding of this paper is that the design of the national curriculum allows for local content based on its competence aims. This serves as an enabler for teachers to create and enact local content in education. However, there are several constraints that limit local adaptation for teachers – time pressure, lack of access to content due to finances and distance and losing school control of local curriculum. Also, these constraints have a different impact depending on the geographical context. The article employs Margaret Archer’s theories on centralized and decentralized educational systems to analyse these structural enablements and constraints