Drawing Cultural Understanding Through Parent-Teacher Communication:A Case Study of an Ethnoculturally Diverse Preschool
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The purpose of this study is to investigate how American preschool teachers communicate with parents who come from other cultures. This study explores how parents and teachers communicate, what kind of discussion they have at transitional times, and how daily communication between teachers and parents promote mutual cultural understanding. This study adopted the techniques of participant observation and interviewing. Parent-teacher communication is an essential part of the reciprocal relationship and partnership between parents and teachers. Parents from various cultural groups have differing ideas about their relationship and role with teachers in early childhood settings. The study found that parents’ teaching goals for their children are influenced by the parents’ cultural conventions, social norm, and their backgrounds. It is essential for teachers to learn about the parents’ backgrounds during casual communication. Cross-cultural communication between parents and teachers allows educators and parents to understand different perspectives and to create a better foundation for children’s education and teacher-parent relationships in diverse educational settings.
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The purpose of this study is to investigate how American preschool teachers communicate with parents who come from other cultures. This study explores how parents and teachers communicate, what kind of discussion they have at transitional times, and how daily communication between teachers and parents promote mutual cultural understanding. This study adopted the techniques of participant observation and interviewing. Parent-teacher communication is an essential part of the reciprocal relationship and partnership between parents and teachers. Parents from various cultural groups have differing ideas about their relationship and role with teachers in early childhood settings. The study found that parents’ teaching goals for their children are influenced by the parents’ cultural conventions, social norm, and their backgrounds. It is essential for teachers to learn about the parents’ backgrounds during casual communication. Cross-cultural communication between parents and teachers allows educators and parents to understand different perspectives and to create a better foundation for children’s education and teacher-parent relationships in diverse educational settings.
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