Projects per year
Abstract
This paper reports a study of parental involvement in children's mathematics learning, in the context of a series of workshops carried out in four primary schools in the UK. Previous research suggests that, while there are high correlations between parental involvement and positive pupil outcomes, it can be difficult to raise pupil attainment via parental involvement interventions. We suggest that part of the reason for this, at least in relation to mathematics, is that parents experience considerable difficulties in negotiating school-centred definitions of, and approaches to, mathematics. We employed a design and analytic approach informed by Derridean concepts including decentring and différance. We encouraged parents to work with their children to ‘find the maths’ in everyday life and activity. A significant component of the discussion in each school involved sustained, critical reflection about the meaning of 'mathematics' and about parents' interpretations of parental involvement in children's education. We made sense of parents' discussions during the workshop by offering an account whereby parents grappled with mathematics as a socially constructed domain, dominated by school-centred ideology. As parents became more confident in their own analysis of the mathematics in everyday family life, they developed new strategies for sharing this mathematical thinking and awareness with their children. Implications for school parental-engagement strategies are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 201-230 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | School Community Journal |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2017 |
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Projects
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Everyday Maths: Empowering parents to support their children's mathematical learning
Jay, T. M. H. & Rose, J.
1/01/13 → 1/10/14
Project: Research
Activities
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Bristol Mathematics Conference Workshops
Jo Rose (Speaker)
14 Jun 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Schools engagement
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British Educational Research Association Blog Post, 8 January 2016
Jo Rose (Presenter)
8 Jan 2016Activity: Other activity types › Media coverage or participation
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ESRC Festival of Social Sciences: Everyday Maths Resources Launch
Jo Rose (Speaker)
10 Nov 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
Profiles
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Dr Jo Rose
- School of Education - Associate Professor in Social Psychology of Education
- Centre for Psychological Approaches for Studying Education
Person: Academic , Group lead