Social Representation of Family-School Relationship from Initial Teacher Training

Abstract

The paper presents the representations that future elementary school teachers have in a University of Ñuble region for the family and parental roles assigned to them in education. In line with the objective, a comprehensive interpretive study using qualitative methodology is developed. Among the most important findings we found that roles that subjects assign families are located in two clearly defined dimensions; on one hand, support on the educational field through the completion school duties and, secondly, the inculcation of habits that facilitate the establishment of a classroom climate in favor of learning.

Keywords

• family-school relationship
• initial teacher training
• social representations.