Activities with parents on the computer: Science teachers' views

Abstract

An ecological framework, named activities with parents on the computer (APC), was proposed in order to promote the collaboration between school and home as well as new literacies. In this study, we address teachers' views on APC. Seven teachers who have attended training courses (pre- or in-service) were inquired via email. Their statements were submitted to a content analysis. Results revealed a plethora of reasons why APC was not being used, including technological, socio-economic, and educational policy reasons. The findings urge us to think of activities with parents on the Internet, in order to favour the usage of mobile devices, especially in disadvantaged milieus. Besides training, teachers' mindsets should open so as to accept the amplification of their field of action and an interaction and collaboration with other community partners