Abstract
Parents and schools are partners in the education of children because schools are a form a lised extension of the family, when it comes to the education of children. This partnership is also emphasised by recent legislation, like the South African Schools Act of 1996. This partnership is in line with the mission of parents to educate their children or assist in the education of their children. In spite of this demand for parental involvement in schools, the research in black schools underlying this article indicates that p a rental involvement in most black school activities is limited. Reasons like a negative attitude of parents towards schools and feelings of inferiority prevents parents to become effective partners of schools. The reasons for the lack of active participation in school activities and some possible solutions will receive attention in this contribution.
Highlights
Parents constitute one o f the possible partners o f schools
Parental involvement as described in the above circumstances can basically be classified as negative contact
The respondents rated parental participation in only two out o f 14 activities as good. This is an indication that most parents neglect their m ission to be involved in school activities
Summary
Parents constitute one o f the possible partners o f schools. Other partners are the national and provincial departments o f education, foreign governments and organisations, the community, businesses and non-governmental organisations. This article, focuses on parents as very important partners for schools, in view o f the fact that the South African Schools Act o f 1996 identifies parents as the official partners in the governance o f their children’s school. In accordance with this Act, parents constitute the majority o f the members in the governing body o f a school. The principle underlying this partnership is the fact that the family is the primary educating structure for children. It may not have been the intention o f the government to promote Christian principles, the new legislation is in line
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