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Abstract
Among the variety of communication possibilities between home and school, face-to-face conferences. The present study focuses on a sub-genre that can be defined as a “students developmental conference”: a meeting involving the students, family representatives, and where the main goal is to support students’ development and self-analysis. We propose a genre matrix and analyze the genre knowledge of such conferences among Estonian teachers and parents by using focus group interviews.
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Halliki Harro-Loit
Halliki Harro-Loit is a Professor of Journalism at University of Tartu. Estonia. Her research focuses on journalism studies, interpersonal communication, school improvement, communication ethics and law. Currnelty she is leading EU funded MEDIADELCOM project that focuses on comparative analysis of deliberative communication risks and opportuniteis in Europe.
Meedi Neeme
Meedi Neeme is a teacher at Rocca Al Mare School, Tallinn, Estonia. She is also a PhD student at University of Tartu, Estonia. Her research focuses on teacher communication at school.
Karmen Palts
Karmen Palts received her PhD in 2019 at University of Tartu. Her research focuses on parent- teacher communication. Currently she is a Head of School of Parents at Roccal Al Mare School, Tallinn, Estonia.