“Someone in Their Corner”: Parental Support in Online Secondary Education
Despite increased interest in K–12 online education, student engagement deficits and the resulting student attrition remain widespread issues. The Academic Communities of Engagement (ACE) framework theorizes that two groups support online student engagement: the personal community of support and the...
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2023-01-01
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| description | Despite increased interest in K–12 online education, student engagement deficits and the resulting student attrition remain widespread issues. The Academic Communities of Engagement (ACE) framework theorizes that two groups support online student engagement: the personal community of support and the course community of support. However, more evidence is needed to understand how members of these communities, especially parents, support students in various contexts. Using insights gleaned from 14 semi-structured interviews of parents with students enrolled in online secondary school, this study adds support to the roles identified in the ACE framework by presenting real examples of parents supporting their online students’ affective, behavioral, and cognitive engagement. Findings also confirm patterns found in previous research that are not explained using the ACE framework, such as parental advocacy, communication with teachers, and self-teaching. We discuss how a systems approach to conceptualizing the ACE communities allows the framework to more accurately capture parents' perceived experiences within the personal community of support. We also discuss implications for both practitioners and members of students’ support structures.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0dde6dec72f7494e9934ea1674893cd62023-02-17T21:54:00ZengAthabasca University PressInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning1492-38312023-01-0124110.19173/irrodl.v24i1.6664“Someone in Their Corner”: Parental Support in Online Secondary EducationCourtney N. Hanny0Charles R. Graham1Richard E. West2Jered Borup3Brigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityDespite increased interest in K–12 online education, student engagement deficits and the resulting student attrition remain widespread issues. The Academic Communities of Engagement (ACE) framework theorizes that two groups support online student engagement: the personal community of support and the course community of support. However, more evidence is needed to understand how members of these communities, especially parents, support students in various contexts. Using insights gleaned from 14 semi-structured interviews of parents with students enrolled in online secondary school, this study adds support to the roles identified in the ACE framework by presenting real examples of parents supporting their online students’ affective, behavioral, and cognitive engagement. Findings also confirm patterns found in previous research that are not explained using the ACE framework, such as parental advocacy, communication with teachers, and self-teaching. We discuss how a systems approach to conceptualizing the ACE communities allows the framework to more accurately capture parents' perceived experiences within the personal community of support. We also discuss implications for both practitioners and members of students’ support structures. https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/6664learner engagementdistance educationelectronic learningvirtual schoolssecondary educationparent role |
| spellingShingle | Courtney N. Hanny Charles R. Graham Richard E. West Jered Borup “Someone in Their Corner”: Parental Support in Online Secondary Education International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning learner engagement distance education electronic learning virtual schools secondary education parent role |
| title | “Someone in Their Corner”: Parental Support in Online Secondary Education |
| title_full | “Someone in Their Corner”: Parental Support in Online Secondary Education |
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| title_short | “Someone in Their Corner”: Parental Support in Online Secondary Education |
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| topic | learner engagement distance education electronic learning virtual schools secondary education parent role |
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