The Teacher Training Resource Bank is a site aimed at students on PGCE courses, although much of the material on there will be useful to other students too. The site has an e-librarian who puts together lists of resources in answer to questions from the site's users, and an enquiry on fathers and education has resulted in a lengthy number of suggestions which you can view by clicking this link.
Tim Kahn of the Pre-School Learning Alliance has put together some reports in this area - among such items are Fathers’ Involvement in Early Years Settings: Findings from Research, Where’s Dad? Exploring the Views of Children, Fathers and Mothers on Involving Fathers in Early Years Settings, and Involving Fathers in Early Years Settings: Evaluating Four Models for Effective Practice Development.
The old DfES and DCSF produced a number of reports and briefings that are related to this topic:
- Engaging Fathers: Involving Parents, Raising Achievement
- The Impact of Parental Involvement on Children’s Education
- Raising Achievement: Do Parents Know They Matter?
The Family & Parenting Institute has put together a short piece on parental engagement, together with links to yet further reading.
Further information on various issues surrounding the role of the father can be obtained from the Fatherhood Institute.
2 comments:
Definitely agree with the post. Early eduction is critical to the future success of every child.
It is at this early stage that the foundations and habits are formed. There it is vital these children start of on a good footing.
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