Publication at Faculty of Education |
2021
Abstract
A survey among 2 500 parents of primary school pupils has made it possible to examine more clearly the salient feature of the Czech school system - dependence of educational performance on family background and early selection in lower secondary education. The authors note that significant inequalities in parental support for pupils exist at primary school linked to the level of education of parents and the material and cultural conditions of the family.
Parentsʼ successful coping with teachers requirements depends on adequacy of the curriculum, self-perceived parents competencies and parental practices. Yet, exchanges of parents with teachers could be a turning point - they were much more frequent, regular and individualized.