Obstacles to achieving collaboration between parents and school

U ovom su radu prikazani rezultati kvalitativnog istraživanja na temu suradnje roditelja i škole. U radu je sadržan prikaz problema djece u školskom kontekstu te važnost ostvarivanja suradnje roditelja i škole u rješavanju problema, kao i njihovoj prevenciji. Cilj istraživanja bio je dobiti uvid u prepreke u ostvarivanju tješnje suradnje roditelja i škole iz perspektive profesorica predmetne nastave u 2 osnovne škole u Zagrebu. Sa sudionicama istraživanja, 8 profesorica, provedeni su polustrukturirani intervjui te je po izradi transkripata izvršena obrada podataka putem otvorenog kodiranja. Rezultati istraživanja upućuju na 3 aspekta prepreka suradnji: na razini školskog sustava, nastavnog kadra, te samih roditelja. Školski sustav i nastavni kadar obuhvaćaju kategorije o nedostacima u školskom sustavu i nedovoljnoj stručnosti profesora, dok su roditelji zastupljeni kategorijama o nesklonosti suradnji, negativnom stavu roditelja i nerealnim očekivanjima roditelja. Izjave profesorica daju naslutiti kako postoji raskorak između naravi suradnje koja se ostvaruje trenutno te one zagovarane u suvremenoj literaturi koja naglašava partnerski odnos roditelja i škole. Na kraju rada dani su primjeri iz prakse gdje se socijalni rad pokazao kao učinkovit dionik u pospješivanju suradnje roditelja i škole.This paper presents the results of a qualitative research on collaboration between parents and school. The paper contains an overview of the problems children face within a school setting and the importance of collaboration between parents and school in dealing with the problems, as well as preventing them. The aim of the research was to gain insight into the obstacles to achieving tighter collaboration between parents and school, as seen by fifth to eighth grade teachers in 2 elementary schools in Zagreb. Semistructured interviews were conducted with the participants, 8 female teachers, upon which transcripts were made and data analysis performed through open coding. The results indicate the existance of obstacles on 3 levels: the school system, teachers and parents. The obstacles regarding the school system and teachers were categorised as deficiencies within the school system and the teachers' lack of expertise, whereas those regarding parents were categorised as disinclination towards collaboration, parents' negative stance and parents' unrealistic expectations. Teachers' statements suggest there is a gap between the nature of collaboration currently in place and that proclaimed in contemporary literature which emphasizes parent-school partnership. The paper also contains best practice examples of social workers facilitating collaboration between parents and school