Reporting to Parents in Primary School: Communication, Meaning ...

Reporting to Parents in Primary School: Communication, Meaning and Learning
CONTENTS
List of Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
0.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
0.2 Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
0.3 Formal Reporting Policies and Practices . . . . . . . . 20
0.4 Other Reporting Mechanisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
0.5 Reporting on Standardised Assessments . . . . . . . . 23
0.6 Outcomes and Experiences: Learners and Parents . . . 23
0.7 Findings and Recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CHAPTER ONE REPORTING TO PARENTS
IN PRIMARY SCHOOL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
1.2 Reporting: the Irish Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.3 Reporting and Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.4 Effective reporting and partnership with parents . . . . 37
CHAPTER TWO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY . . . . 45
2.1 Research Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.2 Research Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.2.1 Case Studies: Data Collection,
Data Analysis, Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
2.2.2 Questionnaire Survey: Design, Administration, Data
Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CHAPTER THREE POLICIES, PRACTICES AND
OUTCOMES: .ANALYSIS .OF .CASE .STUDY .DATA . . . 61
3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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