A Bridge Between School and Family: How Environmental Education Coordinators Collaborate with Students’ Parents

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.dpublication.com/conference-proceedings/index.php/WORLDTLE/article/view/1364" target="_blank" >https://www.dpublication.com/conference-proceedings/index.php/WORLDTLE/article/view/1364</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33422/worldtle.v2i1.1364" target="_blank" >10.33422/worldtle.v2i1.1364</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A Bridge Between School and Family: How Environmental Education Coordinators Collaborate with Students’ Parents

Original language description

This qualitative study explores how environmental education coordinators (EECs) working in primary schools in the Moravian-Silesian Region engage with pupils’ parents. The main objective is to better understand how this cooperation functions in practice, what strategies coordinators use, and what obstacles or supporting factors they encounter.Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with ten coordinators selected based on their experience in implementing environmental activities and engaging parents. Thematic analysis (Braun &amp; Clarke, 2006) was used to identify key themes and deeper patterns in their responses.The analysis revealed three main thematic areas: (1) the role of the coordinator, including motivation, skills, and barriers; (2) parental attitude and involvement, particularly regarding communication and expectations; and (3) contextual factors such as support from school leadership, staff relationships, and institutional conditions.Findings indicate that successful cooperation is influenced not only by the coordinator’s personal engagement but also by the overall school culture and openness to parental involvement. Lack of leadership support and limited collaboration with colleagues were identified as key challenges to long-term sustainability.The study offers practical recommendations to support EECs – especially in terms of institutional backing, opportunities for professional development, and peer learning across schools. It also contributes to a deeper understanding of an under-researched aspect of environmental education: the role of school-family cooperation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50300 - Education

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of The World Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Education

ISBN

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ISSN

3030-1580

e-ISSN

3030-1580

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

13-21

Publisher name

Diamond Scientific Publishing

Place of publication

Vilnius

Event location

Copenhagen

Event date

Jul 25, 2025

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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