Perceptions of Parents about the Duties of Primary School Administrators Related to the Attendance Education of Primary School First Grade Students’ Families to School Life

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find the duties of primary school administrators according to the parents of first graders through a multi-subject study at real experimental model in which perceptions of the student families who have been trained about their children’s attendance to school life and the ones who have not been trained with support of educational administration domain expert were determined. The participating parents were divided into two groups: an experimental group, receiving family education with educational administration expert support; and a control group, who were not receiving this education. A “Family Education Scale”, developed by the researcher, was employed in the research process. Views of educational management domain academicians were asked about the content validity of the scale and pre-application was also performed. In order to test content validity of the scale, Kaiser-MeyerOlkin (KMO), Barlett Test and Principal Component Analysis and Varimax Direct Rotation Method were all performed. For testing reliability, the Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficients were measured according to the factors. After implementations, the scale was conferred as meeting the required criteria in terms of reliability and validity. The results indicate that parents need family education and that this makes important contributions to child-family communication. Based on the research results, it was suggested that “family education” should be provided to the parents of first grade primary education students before the beginning of the academic year, and to give priority to parents who are socio-economically disadvantaged.