| Title | Chapter 2: Parents as partners in education: A reality or pipedream? |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK501.02 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/501 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Vusi Mncube, Mzuyanda Percival Mavuso, Winston Hendricks & Charl Wolhuter (eds.). Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral rights of the editors and authors have been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Published on | 2025-09-01 |
| Long abstract | Parents as partners in education refers to the collaborative effort between parents and their children’s schools to support and enhance their development and education. When parents intentionally partner in the education of their children, both at home and at school, it conveys a message to the children that their parents have an interest in their learning, allowing them to have a positive perception of the school. Parents being partners in their children’s education has been an important means of increasing academic achievement. These include parents communicating with their children’s educators, parents attending parents’ teachers’ meetings, volunteering, contacting the school regarding their children’s performance and behaviour, and participating in their children’s school governance. Involving parents in their children’s education not only improves children’s academic performance but also boosts school attendance and enhances social and emotional growth. |
| Print length | 21 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Oluwatoyin Jumoke Adelabu is a dedicated scholar with a strong academic background in education. Adelabu began her academic journey at the Federal College of Education (Special) in Oyo, Nigeria, where she obtained a National Certificate in Education in Integrated Science/School Text Index (SHI). She then pursued a BA at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. With a passion for knowledge and a commitment to academia, Adelabu completed a BA (Hons) at the University of Fort Hare, followed by an MA degree at the same institution. Her MA’s research focused on ‘Parents’involvement in the education of their children: A case study of two selected secondary schools in the Amathole West district’. Throughout her academic journey, Adelabu has been actively engaged in research and scholarly discourse, particularly in areas related to parental involvement in education. Currently, Adelabu is pursuing a PhD at the University of Fort Hare, focusing on exploring parental involvement and its effect on learners’ academic achievement, further advancing her expertise in the field. Adelabu is committed to producing impactful research that contributes to knowledge development and promotes parental involvement in education.
Vusi Mncube is the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University ofFort Hare. Mncube has extensively published on democracy and education, focusing on good governance, school governance, democracy in education and social justice. Within the realms of good governance and democracy, Mncube has authored numerous research articles in reputable academic journals. Additionally, he has supervised several MA and PhD studies. Mncube is also an expert on violence in schools, having published various research reports, articles and a book, with a second edition released in 2023. Mncube co-authored three books, the most recent being Violence in Schools: South Africa in an International Context (with CR Harber, 2018, Unisa Press), which won the prestigious Hiddingh-Currie Award at Unisa in 2018. In 2012, Mncube published Education, Democracy and Development: Does Education Contribute to Democratisation in Developing Countries? (with CR Harber, Symposium Books, Oxford, United Kingdom). That same year, Mncube and Clive Harber co-authored a Unisa report titled The Dynamics of Violence in South African Schools, published by Unisa Press in Pretoria. In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Mncube published several articles on integrating information and communication technologies (ICTs) into teaching and learning in higher education institutions. Mncube also serves as a peer reviewer for various national and international journals.