Moreira Tânia, Martins Juliana, Silva Cátia, Berrocal de Luna Emilio, Martins Joana, Moreira Daniela, Rosário Pedro
Department of Applied Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Departement of Research Methods and Diagnostic in Education, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2023 Mar 9;14:1012568. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1012568. eCollection 2023.
School educators are likely to explain the poor educational trajectories of students with Roma backgrounds related to the lack of parental support and interest in children's education. Aiming to understand further the patterns of Roma group's parental involvement in children's school life and their engagement experiences in school-related activities, the current research set an intervention supported by a culturally sensitive story-tool.
Grounded in the intervention-based research framework, 12 participants (i.e., mothers) from different Portuguese Roma groups participated in this study. Data was collected through interviews conducted pre-and postintervention. Eight weekly sessions were delivered in the school context, using a story-tool and hands- on activities to generate culturally significant meanings regarding attitudes, beliefs, and values toward children's educational trajectories.
Through the lens of acculturation theory, data analysis provided important findings under two overarching topics: patterns of parental involvement in children's school life and participants' engagement in the intervention program.
Data show the distinct ways Roma parents participate in children's education and the relevance of mainstream contexts providing an atmosphere likely to build collaborative relationships with parents to overcome barriers to parental involvement.
学校教育工作者可能会将罗姆族背景学生糟糕的教育轨迹归因于缺乏家长支持以及家长对子女教育缺乏兴趣。为了进一步了解罗姆族群体家长参与子女学校生活的模式以及他们在与学校相关活动中的参与经历，本研究开展了一项由具有文化敏感性的故事工具支持的干预措施。
基于以干预为基础的研究框架，来自不同葡萄牙罗姆族群体的12名参与者（即母亲）参与了本研究。通过在干预前后进行访谈收集数据。在学校环境中开展了八次每周一次的课程，使用故事工具和实践活动来产生关于对子女教育轨迹的态度、信念和价值观的具有文化意义的内涵。
通过文化适应理论的视角，数据分析在两个总体主题下得出了重要发现：家长参与子女学校生活的模式以及参与者对干预项目的参与情况。
数据显示了罗姆族家长参与子女教育的不同方式，以及主流环境营造一种可能与家长建立合作关系以克服家长参与障碍的氛围的重要性。
