Abstracts
Résumé
Au Québec, le programme-cycle de l’éducation préscolaire s’adresse aux enfants de la maternelle 4 ans et 5 ans. Dans la maternelle 4 ans, en plus d’un volet éducatif destiné aux enfants, un volet pour les parents vise à créer des liens avec le milieu scolaire et à soutenir la transition vers l’école de l’enfant et sa famille. S’intéressant aux stratégies qui favorisent la participation au volet Parents, cette étude qualitative exploratoire croise les points de vue de 17 enseignantes de maternelle 4 ans et de 25 parents d’un enfant de leur classe, recrutés dans trois centres de services scolaires. Une analyse thématique des entretiens semi-structurés a permis de faire ressortir dix stratégies. Nos analyses montrent les stratégies utiles pour soutenir la participation parentale tout en mettant en lumière les limites d’une approche centrée uniquement sur le volet Parents.
Mots-clés :
- cycle préscolaire,
- participation des parents,
- volets Parents
Abstract
In Quebec, the preschool education cycle program is designed for children in both the 4-year-old and 5-year-old kindergarten. In the 4-year-old kindergarten, in addition to an educational component for the child, a component aimed at parents seeks to build connections with the school environment and support the entire family's transition to school. This exploratory qualitative study brings together the perspectives of 17 teachers of 4-year-old kindergarten classes and 25 parents, at least one parent per class, recruited from three school service centres, on the strategies that promote participation in the Parents component. A thematic analysis of the semi-structured interviews identified ten strategies. Our analyses highlight the strategies useful for supporting parental involvement while also shedding light on the limitations of an approach centred solely of the Parent component.
Keywords:
- preschool,
- parental participation,
- parental component,
- school transition
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