Preparing teacher candidates for family–school partnerships

Figures & data

Table 1. Respondents focus groups.

	Belgium	the Netherlands	USA	Total
Primary candidates	16	8	18	42
Secondary candidates	11	9	3	23
Total	27	17	21	65
Primary educators	4	4	10	18
Secondary educators	4	5	5	14
Total	8	9	15	32

Table 2. Courses (overview).

		Primary		Secondary
	Length programme in years (primary and secondary	Total amount of courses	FSP linked to other courses	Total amount of courses	FSP linked to other courses
BE	3	40	6	37	1
NL	4	56	5	60	2
US	2	10	4	7	4

Table 3. compulsory courses (primary), connecting subject with FSP.

	Amount of courses	Content in the context of a course concerning							Teaching strategy
		General profess-sional competencies	Communi-cation	Subject-based courses	Early child-hood	Consulting parents of at risk students	SEN	Inclusion	Field expe-rience	Role playing	Lectures; discussion	Other
BE	6	2			1	1	1	1	1		4	1
NL	5	2	1		1	1			4	1
US	5	1		3				1	1		4

Table 4. Compulsory courses (secondary), connecting subject with FSP.

	Amount of courses	Content in the context of a course concerning						Teaching strategy
		General professsional competencies	General professsional competencies	Subject-based courses	Consulting parents of at risk students	SEN	Inclusion	Field experience	Role playing	Lectures; discussion	Other
BE	1		1							1
NL	2	1	1						1	1
US	4	2		2				1		3

Table 5. Opinions; views.

	Primary		Secondary
	Candidates	Educators	Candidates	Educators
Communication	x	x	x	x
Two-way communication	x	x
Using parents’ expertise about their child	x	x
Useful for primary education- and SEN-students			x	x
Volunteering	x	x
Involved in governance and decision-making			x	x

Table 6. Suggestions for improvement.

Changes needed	Primary		Secondary
	Candidates	Educators	Candidates	Educators
More compulsory courses	x	x	x	x
More time	x		x
More attention, integrated in existing courses		x		x
More skills (communication)	x		x
More knowledge		x		x
More development of views; positive attitude		x		x
Field experiences	x	x	x	x