Parental involvement in their child\u27s schoolwork before and during the covid-19 epidemic (distance learning)

Naloga družine je, da otroka vzgoji ter pripravi na šolanje. Z vstopom otroka v šolo ne pomeni, da so starši opravili svojo vlogo in bo za vzgojo in izobraževanje poskrbela šola. Zelo pomembno je, da se starši še naprej vključujejo v vzgojno-izobraževalni proces. Vključenost staršev je dobila še večji pomen pri šolanju na daljavo. Predvsem mlajši otroci so pri tem vrstnem izobraževanju še posebej potrebovali pomoč staršev. Ker je šolanje na daljavo nova tematika in je bilo narejenih malo raziskav, smo se odločili, da temo podrobneje raziščemo. V prvem, teoretičnem delu, smo predstavili pojem družine ter vlogo staršev. Nato smo se lotili same vključenosti staršev v šolanje otroka, in sicer podrobneje raziskali, kako vpliva na otroka. Ugotovili smo, da lahko starši vplivajo na razvoj kognitivnih ter metakognitivnih zmožnosti. Prav tako pa imajo večji vpogled v šolsko delo otroka ter nekako vplivajo na učni uspeh. Zaradi tega smo tudi predstavili pojma učna uspešnost ter sodelovanje med šolo in domom. Na koncu smo predstavili tudi tematiko šolanja na daljavo, ki je bila nekako povod za to magistrsko delo. V drugem, empiričnem delu, pa smo predstavili rezultate raziskave. Naša glavna ugotovitev je, da starši menijo, da so se v šolsko delo otrok več vključevali med šolanjem na daljavo kot pa pred njim. Starši so menili, da so za šolsko delo otroka med šolanjem na daljavo porabili kar 3 ure več kot pri klasičnem izobraževanju. Najpogostejša težava, s katero so se srečevali starši, je bila usklajevanje službenih zahtev ter potreb otroka. Povzamemo torej lahko, da je šolanje na daljavo prineslo kar nekaj izzivov, vendar so se starši strinjali, da so na ta način lahko preživeli več kakovostnega časa s svojim otrokom.It is a task of the family to bring up a child and prepare him/her for school. The child\u27s entering the school does not signify that the mission of his/her parents has been completed and the school will take over the child\u27s upbringing and education. It is of utmost importance that the parents remain involved in the educational process. The participation of parents became even more important at distance learning. Especially young children needed their parents\u27 help with this kind of education. As distance learning is a new topic and a limited amount of research has been carried out, we have decided to explore the issue on a more detailed level. In the first, theoretical part we have presented the concept of the family and the role of the parents. Then we addressed the involvement of the parents in the child\u27s educationwe explored the impact thereof on the child in detail. We established that the parents can influence the development of cognitive and metacognitive skills. They also gain more insight into the child\u27s schoolwork, thus influencing his/her educational achievement. For this reason, we also presented the concepts of learning performance and cooperation between the school and the home. Finally, we also presented the issue of distance learning, which in a way led to this Master thesis. In the second, empirical part we have presented the results of the survey. Our main findings are that the parents believe that they were more involved in the children\u27s schoolwork during distance learning than before. In their opinion, they spent as much as 3 hours more for the child\u27s schoolwork as compared to classical education. The most frequent difficulty that the parents faced was the coordination between their work requirements and the child\u27s needs. Therefore, we can summarize that distance learning has brought about quite a few challenges, but the parents agreed that they consequently spent more quality time with their child