ABSTRACT

Partnerships between parents and preschools (PPP), including parental trust as a key element, are crucial for child development. This exploratory study examined the type and intensity of partnership activities to which parents were invited and their contributions to parental trust, as well as preschool and teacher characteristics that predicted these activities. A total of 891 teachers and 728 families from 162 German preschools participated in the study. Path analyses showed parents reported higher levels of trust in preschools that offered a greater number of partnership activities for participation and decision-making as well as for parental education. In addition, results indicate that preschool and teacher characteristics, such as ethnic composition and professional competencies, predicted the type and intensity of partnership activities. Consequently, training programmes should make use of these results to enhance preschool teachers’ competencies with regard to PPP, and thereby to strengthen parental trust.

摘要

父母与学前班 (PPP) 之间的伙伴关系，包括作为关键要素的父母信任，对于儿童发展至关重要。这项探索性研究考察了邀请家长参加的伙伴关系活动的类型和强度，以及他们对家长信任的贡献，以及预测这些活动的学前班和教师特征。共有来自德国 162 所幼儿园的 891 名教师和 728 个家庭参与了研究。路径分析表明，家长对学前班的信任度更高，这些幼儿园为参与和决策以及家长教育提供了更多的合作活动。此外，结果表明，学前班和教师的特征，如种族构成和专业能力，可以预测伙伴关系活动的类型和强度。