A case study investigating family-school partnerships in a ‘high-performing’ primary school serving ‘low-income’ urban households in the Western Cape.

dc.contributor.advisorDu Plooy, Lucinda
dc.contributor.authorPetersen, Paul Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-06T13:14:44Z
dc.date.available2025-05-06T13:14:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis case study investigated family-school partnerships in a ‘high-performing’ primary school serving ‘low’ urban households in the Western Cape by exploring the nature and consequences of family-school partnerships and how it relates to learner achievement. It addressed the broader problem relating to the lack of family-school partnerships, particularly in relation to learner performance and the practices that positively impact this within the South African context. The thesis addressed the following main question: How do family-school partnerships in a ‘high-performing’ primary school serving ‘low’ income urban households influence academic outcomes? The theory used to underpin the study both theoretically and methodologically is Epstein’s theory of Overlapping Spheres of Influence (Epstein, 1986; 1992; Epstein et al., 2002), with a particular focus on the six types of family-school involvement. Methodologically, this qualitative interpretative single case study made use of structured interviews and document sources to explore this fairly under-researched area. The unit of analysis is family-school partnerships at a primary school that serves ‘low’ urban income households in the Western Cape, which comprised three embedded cases, namely, the school principal, two teachers and two parents.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/20372
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniveristy of the Western Cape
dc.subjectFamily-school partnerships
dc.subjectFamily-school connections
dc.subjectParental involvement
dc.subjectQualitative approach
dc.subjectSingle case study
dc.titleA case study investigating family-school partnerships in a ‘high-performing’ primary school serving ‘low-income’ urban households in the Western Cape.
dc.typeThesis

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