"Are We in Agreement": Exploring Family Engagement in both Kindergarten Teachers’ Views and Recent Studies

Abstract

This paper includes a literature review about family engagement in both kindergarten teachers' views and recent studies in early childhood education. The literature analysis section addresses subtopics: a) what is family engagement in early childhood education (ECE), b) kindergarten teachers' views about family engagement, c) kindergarten teachers’ practices for engagement in a family in the schools, d) and barriers to family engagement in the schools. The background on this subtopics provides substantial literature to understand the research problem. The literature review assumes a qualitative approach to content or qualitative analysis.

Keywords: family engagement, academic performance, teacher-family relationships, and early childhood

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-33-06

Publication date: November 30^th 2022