Parental and community outreach: Examining kindergarten's outreach efforts from principals', teachers', and parents' perspectives

Abstract

The current study was conducted to examine Jordanian kindergartens’ outreach efforts from principals’, teachers’, and parents’ views. Study samples consisted of 131 kindergarten teachers and principals and 205 parents of kindergarten children. Study samples were drawn randomly from Zarqa city, Jordan. To achieve the study goals, two questionnaires were developed. The first questionnaire
measured kindergarten principals' and teachers' views about the degree of implementation of different aspects of parent involvement, while the second one measured parents’ views about their children’s kindergarten outreach efforts. Study results were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings showed that many aspects of parent involvement within the varied levels of involvement in Epstein’s model were implemented to a high degree and that other aspects were overlooked based on the views of participants.
The study concludes by presenting many recommendations and suggestions based on the findings of this study.