A carregar...
Publicação
Contributo para o estudo da influência familiar no aproveitamento escolar : o caso de minorias étnicas imigrantes em Portugal
| Nome: | Descrição: | Tamanho: | Formato: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.94 MB | Adobe PDF | |||
| 6.01 MB | Adobe PDF |
Autores
Orientador(es)
Resumo(s)
No quadro dos estudos que evidenciam as vantagens do envolvimento parental no
aproveitamento escolar, a identificação de pais considerados pelos professores como pais de
dificil acesso (Davies et aL, 1989; Heleen, 1988) coloca desafios ao investigador sobre a
forma de promover o envolvimento daqueles no processo educativo dos filhos.
Por outro lado, se a aquisição da literacia é considerada, hoje em dia, essencial tanto
para o desempenho escolar como para o desempenho social, o papel dos pais no seu desenvolvimento
parece ser relevante.
Deste modo, o presente estudo foi realizado no sentido de investigar de que modo seria
possível estimular o processo de aquisição da literacia de crianças imigrantes, pertencentes
a culturas minoritárias em Portugal, modificando as atitudes e as práticas das suas famílias
relativamente à escola e à quantidade e qualidade das ocorrências com o escrito e, simultaneamente,
aumentando as suas referências culturais.
Utilizando o estudo de caso como metodologia de investigação, foram seleccionadas
duas Escolas Básicas do 1° ciclo da área metropolitana de Lisboa, em que grande parte dos
alunos numa escola eram de origem africana e, na outra, de origem indiana, sendo as suas famílias
de baixo nível sócio-económico. As duas amostras estudadas foram constituídas, em
cada caso, pela totalidade dos alunos do primeiro ano, provenientes das respectivas minorias,
distribuídos por um grupo experimental e por um grupo de controlo. A caracterização da situação
em termos de atitudes e expectativas dos pais e do desenvolvimento da literacia das
crianças permitiu delinear a intervenção de que foram alvo os alunos e as famílias dos grupos
experimentais.
Além de terem sido evidenciadas diferenças essenciais entre as duas minorias, foi possível
desenvolver estratégias que permitiram promover o envolvimento individual de pais que,
pelas suas características estruturais, são geralmente tidos como pais de dificil acesso. A sua
influência no desenvolvimento da literacia das crianças e, no caso da minoria de origem afi-icana,
a influência dos irmãos mais velhos, revelou-se como um recurso poderoso a utilizar
para diminuir a alta taxa de insucesso escolar que se verifica actualmente entre os alunos de
minorias étnicas existentes em Portugal.
When investigating the advantages of parental involvement on student achievement, the identification by the teachers o f the existence oi""hard-to-reach parents'' (Davies et ai, 1989; Heleen, 1988) challenges the researcher in his/her will to promote the involvement of the latter on their children's educational process. On the other hand, given that literacy is currently considered essential for the school and social performance, the role of parents seems to be quite important. This study investigates how one can affect the Iheracy acquisition of immigrant children from minority background in Portugal, both by modifying the attitudes and practices of their families towards school and towards the quantity and quality of literacy events, and by increasing their cultural references. Using the case study research methodology we selected two Primary Schools in the metropolitan Lisbon area. A great number of students in one school came from African origin and in the other school from Indian origin. In both schools the students belonged to low socioeconomic status families. The sample for each school was composed of all the first year students belonging to the respective minority. Each sample was divided in t w o groups, the test group and the control group. After characterizing the attitudes and expectations of the parents, and the literacy development of the children, we were able to choose the adequate intervention to target the students and families o f the test groups. In addition to obtaining important differences between the minorities, it was also possible to develop strategies which promoted the involvement of parents whose structural characteristics were of ""hard-to-reach parent^'. Their influence in the literacy development of the children (in the particular case of the African minority, the influence of the older siblings) seems to be a powerful resource to be used in reducing the high rate o f failure, which is now common among the minority students in Portugal.
When investigating the advantages of parental involvement on student achievement, the identification by the teachers o f the existence oi""hard-to-reach parents'' (Davies et ai, 1989; Heleen, 1988) challenges the researcher in his/her will to promote the involvement of the latter on their children's educational process. On the other hand, given that literacy is currently considered essential for the school and social performance, the role of parents seems to be quite important. This study investigates how one can affect the Iheracy acquisition of immigrant children from minority background in Portugal, both by modifying the attitudes and practices of their families towards school and towards the quantity and quality of literacy events, and by increasing their cultural references. Using the case study research methodology we selected two Primary Schools in the metropolitan Lisbon area. A great number of students in one school came from African origin and in the other school from Indian origin. In both schools the students belonged to low socioeconomic status families. The sample for each school was composed of all the first year students belonging to the respective minority. Each sample was divided in t w o groups, the test group and the control group. After characterizing the attitudes and expectations of the parents, and the literacy development of the children, we were able to choose the adequate intervention to target the students and families o f the test groups. In addition to obtaining important differences between the minorities, it was also possible to develop strategies which promoted the involvement of parents whose structural characteristics were of ""hard-to-reach parent^'. Their influence in the literacy development of the children (in the particular case of the African minority, the influence of the older siblings) seems to be a powerful resource to be used in reducing the high rate o f failure, which is now common among the minority students in Portugal.
Descrição
Tese de doutoramento em Ciências da Educação (Análise e Organização do Ensino), apresentada à Universidade de Lisboa através da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 1999
Palavras-chave
Sociologia da educação Educação cultural Minorias Literacia Família e escola Teses de doutoramento - 1999