The Federation of Parents’ Associations in Romania – Edupart has released a poll conducted with the participation of over 20,000 parents, from most counties of the country. The answers offered can be an important starting point in discussions with decision makers.
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Parents from all over the country, over 20,000 in number, responded “voluntarily and sincerely” to a complex questionnaire proposed by the National Federation of Parents of Romania – Edupart, the results of the survey “Education through parents’ eyes” being partially given to publicity. The questionnaire was based on items aligned with the international methodologies PISA, OECD and UNICEF, representatives of EDUPart said.
The themes on which the parents were asked for parents have targeted: trust in institutions; satisfaction with the school life (curriculum, themes, methods, relationships); violence and educational climate; the role of parents and students in the decision; What parents consider important for system reform. Edupart is going to make public in a few days and the results based on parents’ responses on other topics that have also been part of the questionnaire, such as drug problem, dual education, financial education, etc.
“The results presented come from a survey conducted by the National Federation of Parents-Edupart, on a sample of 20,462 respondents, compound mainly from active parents in social networks and in the partner educational communities.
Therefore, the data reflects the opinions of a specific segment of the population – parents who choose to be involved civically or educational – and cannot be considered statistically representative for the entire adult population in Romania. The questionnaire has been administered online, and the sample is non -indelible, which means that demographic distributions (age, education, residence environment, region, etc.) can introduce selection bias.
andTherefore, therefore, the levels must take into account the exploratory nature of the data, and the comparisons between institutions or fields must be understood as relative perceptions within the sample, not as objective evaluations of their performance in society ”, Assist said. Univ. Dr. Antonio amusement, who supported Edupart at the survey.
School violence, the biggest problem
Of the 20,462 respondents, about 10% are from Bucharest. 67% are from the urban area, and 33% of the rural area.
Asked how much confidence they have in institutions, parents have given answers from which it is easy to draw that few institutions are closer to 50% confidence. The slightest confidence, the parents answered, have in the political parties (86.38% negative opinions), followed by the Parliament – 78.92%, Government – 77.33%, president – 75.83% negative opinions, press – 74.31% negative opinions. The institution that enjoys the most confidence, surprising, is the school – 38.41% positive opinions, followed by the church – 30.12% positive opinions (compared to 45% negative opinions in terms of the church).
Pray to identify the problems that the Romanian school is facing, the parents provided surprising answers, the violence being the first problem nominated, while the lack of adaptation to the needs of the labor market was the least mentioned.
School violence/bullying was indicated as the main problem-they considered this 75.36%, on the second place, at a considerable distance, the inadequate school syllabus-56.10%being indicated. The outdated teaching methods are the third biggest problem indicated by parents (42.28). In the following places the parents indicated: poor school infrastructure -40.54%, bureaucracy -40.18%, underfinancing the educational system -39.29%, school dropout -38.83%, lack of counseling and psychological support (38.55%), level of training of teachers -38.14%, lack of labor -lack of work -lack 35.26%.
Regarding the importance of various disciplines, parents consider foreign languages in the first place in importance (89.02%), while the history of Jews would be the discipline that obtained the most percentages – 57%.
This is how much parents consider other disciplines: grammar – 86.89%, computer science – 84.29%, mathematics and exact sciences – 80.69%, geography – 79.16%, universal history – 54.47%, religion – 50.77%, History of communism – 39.39%, History of Jews – 21.22%.
The parents also pronounced on the extent to which the social status of the family influences the school results of the children. 70.5% considered that social status influences to a large and very large extent, while only 10.2% considered that this aspect is of small and very small importance.
The parents indicated as elements that influence the quality of education: the teaching methods of the teachers – 80.94%, the school violence 80.88%, the level of training of the teachers – 80.46%, etc. less important are considered: the use of mobile phones – 37.05%, the sanctions applicable to the students – 57.3% etc ..
“Somehow, Romania is different outside Bucharest and this has been seen in polls. (…) The conclusion for the first part would be that parents feel the school more and more, unfortunately. A good thought, however, from this survey is that although in the state institutions I do not believe at all, however, in school as much as I think, even if it is below the psychological threshold. But I do not believe in the state anymore, and this is a big problem ”concluded President Edupart, Cătălin Nan.
