Partnership between teachers and parents to improve students english communication skills

Keywords: Partnerships in education, Communication skills, English language in teaching, parents and teacher cooperation.

Abstract


The aim of the work is to examine the opinions of teachers and parents about partnership relations in order to improve students' communication skills in English. The research was conducted using two instruments specially constructed for the purposes of the research. The sample included 64 teachers and 65 parents from the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The obtained results show positive attitudes towards the development of partnership in both groups of respondents, but also the existence of a statistically significant difference between both groups, whereby the attitudes of parents are significantly more positive. The results of the research indicate the importance of the contribution of affirming positive interpersonal attitudes, both of teachers and parents, which are important in the establishment of partnership relations towards the improvement of students' communication skills in English as a foreign language. Regarding the limitations of the research, the research was conducted on a limited sample, so caution should be exercised when generalizing the results. It should also be taken into account that the teachers and parents surveyed are from different parts of the Republic of Serbia, so it is not possible to know whether there is a certain deviation depending on the region or municipality. It is recommended to conduct the research on a more representative sample and possibly include the students' views in the survey in order to get a more complete picture.

Author Biography

Nenad Stevanovic, Fakultet pedagoških nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, Jagodina

Nenad Stevanović, PhD works as a university teacher at the Faculty of Education in Jagodina on several pedagogical subjects regarding education of future teachers, preschool educators and teachers in students' dorms. In addition to teaching and scientific research, he is engaged in the implementation of several international development projects, as well as one scientific bilateral international project. In the period from 2010 to 2018, he made several academic visits and professional trainings at universities in Finland, Cyprus, Hungary and Israel. Within the framework of international Tempus and Commenius projects, he worked on the development of programs for the education of subject teachers, leadership in education, innovations in preschool education, primary and secondary education, as well as on the improvement of university teaching. He is a co-author and implementer of several accredited professional development programs for teachers in primary and secondary schools. Nenad participated in the creation of educational policies in the field of school policy - teacher education in Serbia. He is a member of the Faculty Council and several professional bodies within the Faculty where he is employed. He is especially interested in the effects of information and communication technologies on upbringing and education in modern society. In 2016 he received his doctorate on the topic Pedagogical function of computer games at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade.

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Published
2025/09/10
Issue
Vol. 27 No. 26 (2024): Journal of Articles
Section
Članci