Parent-teacher conferences in Dutch culturally diverse schools: Participation and conflict in institutional context

In The Netherlands, the transition from primary to secondary education is prepared by formal talks between teachers and parents. The purpose of these conferences is to discuss the child's score on the national CITO test and the teacher's recommendation for the child's track in secondary school. We recorded, transcribed and analyzed 33 conferences at two multi-ethnic primary schools. Participation with migrant parents was often hampered by their insufficient skills in the Dutch language. In 14 conferences, disagreements occurred about the recommended level for the child or the teacher's charact... Mehr ...