School administrators', teachers', students' and parents' expectations, opinions and suggestions regarding to parents visit: A case study

The purpose of this research is to determine school administrators', teachers' , students' and parents' expectations, opinions and suggestions regarding the parents visit. The study was a qualitative case study in a single integrated design. In accordance with this case study was carried out in Boztepe Primary School located in Antalya, Aksu district. Two school administrators, 78 students studying at the school, four teachers and parents of these students has created the population of the research. Working group of the research has consisted two voluntary school administrators, 4 teachers, 12 students and 12 parents whom were all voluntary and suitable for the criterion. In these study data collection methods such as, individual interviews and document analysis have been used. As data collection tools, semi-structured individual interview forms based on open-ended questions have been used and for document analysis students' drawings about parents visit have been used. In this study, administrators, have expressed the opinion that parents visiting is a necessity because it solves parent-school issuesthougt that parents visiting are necessary because parents visiting solves parent- school issues, it helps parents feel themselves valued and improves the student-teacher relationship. As regard to teachers, parents visitings are necessary because they inform the teachers about where the students live, get the teacher the student and the parents closer and give more detailed information about the student. According to the students' opinions, the reasons of choosing parents visiting are a quiet and calm counselling place for meeting, expressing themselves about personal subjects more comfortable, spending individual time with their teacher. According to parents' opinions, making parents visitings has the advantages like; increasing communication between teacher and parents, providing positive additions to students and parents, increasing students' school success.