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Exploring the uses of digital technologies to build connections between families and schools as children transition to school and to maintain further parent partnership

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  • 1. ROR icon University of Waikato
  • 2. ROR icon Lancaster University
  • 3. ROR icon University of Ulster

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  • 1. ROR icon University of Waikato
  • 2. ROR icon Lancaster University
  • 3. ROR icon University of Ulster

Description

School case studies, four in Northern Ireland, and four in New Zealand, taking evidence from purposively selected schools with nursery provision, have provided the context to enable a small-scale comparative study of how digital technologies enable the development of relationships between home and school over time.

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Dates

Copyrighted
2023-09-30

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https://pure.lancs.ac.uk/
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Active

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