Teacher Preservice Preparation for Parent Involvement: a Theoretical and Practical Study (II)

The purpose of this study was to establish a new paradigm for parent involvement in school, to develop guidelines to train preservice teachers for parent involvement, and then to explore how a prent involvement course based on the gidelines affects preservice secondary teachers\' competence and efficacy in involving parents in their children\'s education. In the theoretical aspect of the study in this year, the Delphi technique was used to develop consensus among 24 experts on critical issues of paret involvement and on what knowledge and skills preservice teachers should have to involve parents in their children\'s education.

An paradigm for parent involvement in school was established and the guidelines to train preservice teachers were developed . In the practical aspect of the study, the Preservice Teachers\' Parent involvement Efficacy Scale was developed and a content analysis of course syllabi in parent involvement was conducted. The results of the content anaysis revealed that general family knowledge and schools supporting families are the main components.