A full dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Masters in Education
Presented to the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
2015 / This research project was conducted in 2010 and 2011 as a strategy to determine the
effectiveness of a home-school partnership programme (HSPP) in a Grade R class. This
study was an investigation into the empowerment of parents of Grade R learners in assisting
the learning of literacy at home. Parents of Grade R learners attended a seven-week
programme on ways of assisting their children. By attending the HSPP, parents and
teachers were encouraged to form a link between home and school.
The present study is grounded in Paulo Freire’s theoretical model of knowledge and
acquisition as well as Bronfennbrener’s bio-ecological system. Reference is made to Costa’s
sixteen Habits of Mind, which indicates how parents have grown in terms of their way of
thinking. A qualitative approach was used. Focus group interviews, semi-structured
questionnaires and footage from the local broadcasting studio were used to collect data. The
sample size consisted of five participants who were interviewed during 2010 and five
participants who were interviewed during 2011. These parents agreed to be part of the
research programme.
The key question of this study was answered: How can the HSPP assist parents with the
learning of literacy at home? The results confirmed the positive impact that the programme
had upon the parents. They wanted to assist their children at home but did not previously
have the skills to do that. By gaining these skills, they became confident to use everyday
objects to help their young children become literate.
In conclusion, from the current research, it can be seen that if the home, the school and the
community collaborate in a meaningful and sustained way, the future of our children’s
education, especially in poverty-stricken areas where unemployment is rife, can be improved
significantly in a constructive and long-term manner.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/1952 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Cozett, Dawn Colleen |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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