Citation

Graue ME. Early Child Res. Q. 1993; 8(1): 53-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/S0885-2006(05)80098-5

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

As the school experience begins anew each year, parents and teachers bring with them ideas about the nature of education and their roles in the process. These expectations are developed socially and shape home-school interactions and the tenor of classroom experience. This article describes the social construction of parental expectations for kindergarten and first grade in a school community. It focuses on the ideas developed between home and school and between grade levels. These ideas include performance standards for students, expectations for parental involvement in schooling, and community evaluation of teacher effectiveness. Connections are made between these local ideas and the experiences of children as they begin their school careers.