Separated Parents’ Experiences with the Australian School System: An Overview
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Article Title | Separated Parents’ Experiences with the Australian School System: An Overview |
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ERA Journal ID | 20008 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Desmarchelier, Renee, Bryce, India, Schaffer, Krystal, Lawrence, Jill and Cantrell, Kate |
Journal Title | The Australian Educational Researcher |
Journal Citation | 51 (1), pp. 255-274 |
Year | Mar 2024 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0311-6999 |
2210-5328 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00596-3 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-022-00596-3 |
Abstract | For decades, the role of parental engagement in children’s schooling has been central to the promotion of learning and wellbeing outcomes for children. However, the recognition of diverse family structures, including where a child’s parents are separated, is largely absent from these models of engagement. Instead, prior research has focussed on the impacts of separation and divorce on children’s learning, resulting in a dearth of work on separated parents’ experiences of engaging with their children’s schools. In order to document these parents’ experiences, a qualitative survey was deployed. From this investigation, it is clear that diverse family structures, particularly those where parents are separated, are not well accommodated, or even well understood, in the schooling context. In many cases, however, small adjustments on the part of the school can make significant differences in enhancing parents’ successful involvement in their children’s education. |
Keywords | Australian schooling; School communication; Gender ; Gendered power; Parental engagement; Separated parenting; Shared parenting |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390299. Education policy, sociology and philosophy not elsewhere classified |
390399. Education systems not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Microcredential Unit |
School of Education | |
School of Psychology and Wellbeing | |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
School of Creative Arts | |
Centre for Heritage and Culture |
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