La collaboration école-famille-communauté au sein d’une école privée efficace : quels types de relation et de soutien sont privilégiés ?

Abstract

The establishment of collaborative practices between the school, the family and the community (SFC) appears as a key issue to maximize the chances of success of students. However, it is difficult to identify these practices because they are very diverse in terms of types and frequency of activities and partners involved depending on the school, the level of education (preschool, primary and secondary) and the characteristics of students and their families (socioeconomic status, recent immigration, integration of students with special needs, etc.) (De Saedeleer et al., 2004, Larivée, Terrisse et Kalubi, 2006). But what about SFC collaboration in context of private schools and effective schools? What are the types of preferred practices? What are the conditions of realization and the management modalities of the SFC collaboration? In this text, we address these issues related to SFC collaborative practices by specifically studying the situation of a private school deemed effective in terms of academic success and welcoming preschool, primary and secondary school students. More specifically, we analyze the types of relationships and support that this school promote with parents and community members. In general, the results indicate significantly that the SFC collaboration practices favored by school staff and parents revolve around two types of activities: communication between the school and the family; follow-up and supervision of homework and lessons.

Keywords

• school
• community
• support
• family
• collaboration
• private school