School Personnel's Perceptions of Family-School Communication: A Qualitative Study

This qualitative study used an ecological framework to explore educator perceptions of family-school communication at two elementary schools serving U.S. Military families. Six themes emerged from individual interviews: 1) the importance of family-school communication, 2) the format of communication is based on individual teacher or family preference, 3) a supportive school climate builds family-school communication, 4) teacher experience and education effected their communication, 5) the school has the primary role in initiating communication, and 6) The contextual issues of military culture effects communication.