Transforming the Future of Learning with Educational Research

Abstract

Transforming the future of learning with educational research / Helen Askell-Williams, editor. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parents’ Perspectives of School Mental Health Promotion Initiatives are Related to Parents’ Self-Assessed Parenting Capabilities

“…However, as Clelland et al (2013) noted, school-family partnerships are influenced by the way that schools promote such partnerships, which, the authors argued, often follows a similar pattern for all parents — irrespective of parental needs. For example, typical parent communications include newsletters, take-home materials, and parent meetings (Lendrum & Humphrey, 2015). Clelland et al argued that schools need to be empathetic to the diverse needs and world views of parents.…”

“…Research studies, feedback from school leaders and teachers, and assessments of students show that school-based mental health promotion initiatives, when well designed and well implemented, can positively influence students’ mental health and a range of other goals of schooling such as personal development and academic success (Elias, 2006; Greenberg, 2010; Lendrum & Humphrey, 2015; Roeser, Eccles, & Strobel, 1998; Roeser, vanderWolf, & Strobel, 2001; Weare & Nind, 2011; Wells, Barlow, & Stewart-Brown, 2003). The World Health Organization (2014b, p. 1) recommends:…”

“…There are some reports about parents’ involvement in school-based programs to improve academic achievement (e.g., Jeynes, 2007). Also, some reports from evaluations of mental health promotion programs have included analyses of parents’ responses to specific programs (e.g., Lendrum & Humphrey, 2015; Slee et al, 2009; Slee et al, 2012). However, as Shute (in press) noted recently, relatively little evidence has emerged, from the parents’ perspectives, about their child's school's initiatives with respect to promoting students’ wellbeing and mental health.…”

Decolonising Higher Education in the Era of Globalisation and Internationalisation

“…Currently, there are heated academic debates about the decolonisation issue. This has precipitated a renewed interest in the decolonisation of the university in South Africa, and by association the decolonisation of the university curriculum (Askell-Williams, 2015;.…”

Decolonising the future in the untransformed present in South African higher education

“…Such initiatives would not only rebrand the university and give it a new face, structure, culture and architecture, but would also provide the platform for quality education and excellence, which Fomunyam (2016) argues is the basis for transformation. This would therefore ensure that the present and the future is decolonised, creating room for the transformation of the present and by extension the future for as Askell-Williams (2015) puts it to transform the present it is vital to take several steps that focuses on the future.…”