Management of parental Involvement in the Students' after-school homework: Practices and Perspectives

Scholarly Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Pedagogy - School Pedagogics, grade: -, University of Dodoma, language: English, abstract: This paper introduces the concept homework as one of the most frequently used teaching strategies in schools. It discusses purposes and process of homework; teachers' role in the homework; parental involvement in students' homework; what parents do when they involve themselves in children's homework; positive perspectives on homework; and negative perspectives on homework. Finally, it concludes by pointing out some suggestions.