Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acronyms and Abbreviations vii
4. List of Tables viii
5. List of Figures ix
6. List of Boxes x
7. Acknowledgements xi
8. Foreword xii
9. Introduction 1
10. Section A Framing
11. Introduction 14
12. Chapter 1 A social justice perspective on parental and caregiver involvement in education policy 15
13. Chapter 2 Linking politics, policy, and practice in understanding parent involvement 34
14. Chapter 3 Silencing marginalised voices in early childhood development policy 44
15. Section B Contexts
16. Chapter 4 Who are South African caregivers, how do they feel about educational quality, and what is their involvement in schools? 58
17. Chapter 5 An inclusive learning environment in early childhood care and education: Enhancing parent and family partnerships 84
18. Chapter 6 Learning from school principals’ experiences of parental and caregiver involvement at primary schools in low-income communities 105
19. Chapter 7 What’s blame got to do with it? Teacher and parent blame narratives in South African primary schools 124
20. Chapter 8 Black middle-class parents’ involvement in children’s education: Stories of trauma and hope 139
21. Section C Intervening
22. Chapter 9 Deepening our understanding of parental involvement in rural South Africa: Parental support of Grade 2 mathematics homework under COVID-19 164
23. Chapter 10 Parental involvement programme: A case study across schools and communities in rural South Africa 195
24. Chapter 11 aRe Bapaleng: Working with caregivers to create stronger local (in-community) early childhood development ecosystems 210
25. Chapter 12 Do caregivers engage with their young children at home, and can teachers influence them to do more? Experiences from the Together in My Education Home Learning Programme 227
26. Chapter 13 Pathways to implementing effective parental involvement programmes in South Africa 242
27. Conclusion: Systemic Collaboration as an approach to parental involvement 256
28. About the authors 268
29. Index 277