The Quality Of Cooperation Between Teachers And Parents Of Primary Education

Važnost dobre i kvalitetne suradnje sa školom jedan je od bitnijih segmenata u životu svakog roditelja kada njegovo dijete krene u školu. Ulazak djeteta u školski sustav uvodi roditelje i školu u specifičan međuodnos u kojem bi trebali usko surađivati, isticati važnost dobre komunikacije i međusobnog poštovanja na dobrobit samog djeteta koje se nalazi u fokusu. Stoga, kako bi se suradnja razvijala i bila što kvalitetnija, važno je temeljiti je na partnerskim odnosima. Ovaj je rad posvećen upravo toj problematici. U prvom, teorijskom dijelu opisana je suradnja kroz povijest, navedeni su čimbenici odgojno-obrazovnog procesa, objašnjeni termini usko vezani uz temu, kao što su: roditeljski sastanak, vijeće roditelja, školski odbor, odgojno partnerstvo. Pobrojeni su oblici rada s roditeljima, ali i neki stereotipi suradnje. Nadalje, slijedi drugi dio – empirijsko istraživanje, koje je u svrhu pisanja ovog rada bilo provedeno u ožujku i travnju 2021. godine, a cilj mu je bio prikupiti mišljenja i stavove učitelja/ica razredne nastave i roditelja učenika koji pohađa razrednu nastavu (1. – 4. razred OŠ) o njihovoj međusobnoj suradnji. Također, utvrditi postoje li razlike prema spolu, prebivalištu (urbana/ruralna sredina) te socio-ekonomskom statusu između učitelja i roditelja u primarnom obrazovanju. Uzorak ispitanika ovog istraživanja čini ukupno 147 sudionika (N = 147). Na temelju dobivenih podataka i nakon njihove obrade može se zaključiti da ne postoji statistički značajna razlika u procjeni kvalitete suradnje učitelja i roditelja u primarnom obrazovanju s obzirom na spol, prebivalište i socio-ekonomski status. Na kraju, ali ne manje važno, potreban je obostran (roditeljski i učiteljski) trud kako bi suradnja bila kvalitetna i snažna, jer ako oduzmemo samo jedan faktor, suradnja će teško biti kvalitetna. Dobrom međusobnom suradnjom, i učitelji i roditelji, zasigurno će učenika/ dijete ohrabriti za učenje i stvoriti u njemu ljubav prema obrazovanju.The importance of good and quality cooperation with the school is one of the most important segments in the life of every parent when their child starts school. The child's entry into the school system brings the parents and the school into a specific relationship in which they should work closely together, emphasizing the importance of good communication and mutual respect for the well-being of the child in focus. Therefore, for the cooperation to develop and be as high quality as possible, it is important to base it on partnerships. This paper is dedicated to this issue. In the first, theoretical part, the cooperation through history is described, the factors of the educational process are stated, the terms closely related to the topic are explained, such as: parents 'meeting, parents' council, school board, educational partnership. Forms of working with parents are listed, but also some stereotypes of cooperation. Furthermore, the second part follows – empirical research, which was conducted in March and April 2021 for the purpose of writing this paper, and its goal was to collect the opinions and views of primary school teachers and parents of students attending primary school (1. - 4th grade of primary school) about their cooperation. Also, determine whether there are differences according to gender, residence (urban / rural environment) and socioeconomic status between teachers and parents in primary education. The sample of respondents in this study consists of a total of 147 participants (N = 147). Based on the obtained data and after their processing, it can be concluded that there is no statistically significant difference in the assessment of the quality of cooperation between teachers and parents in primary education regarding to gender, residence and socio-economic status. Last but not least, mutual (parental and teacher) efforts are needed for the cooperation to be of high quality and strong, because if we subtract only one factor, the cooperation will hardly be of good quality. With good cooperation, both teachers and parents, will surely encourage the student / child to learn and create a love for education in hi