| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立清華大學 === 教育行政碩士在職專班 === 106 === The purpose of this study was to understand the current situation of elementary school homeroom teachers using parent-teacher communication medias in Hsinchu City, to compare the influence of background variables on current situation, and to explore the differences between communication media, background variables and communication satisfaction respectively.
The study was based on the homeroom teachers in 30 elementary schools in Hsinchu. The tools of this study were “A Survey of the Current Situation and Communication Satisfaction of Elementary School Homeroom Teachers Using Parent-Teacher Communication Medias in Hsinchu City” made by the author. There were 320 scales given out, and 302 valid ones were returned. The retrieved rate were 94.38%. There were 263 valid scales and the effective response rate were 82.19%. The data gathered was conducted by computer software SPSS version 22.0. The statistics methods used were descriptive statistics, chi-square test, one way repeated measure ANOVA, t test, and one-way ANOVA. The findings of this study are as follows：
1. About the current situation:Written contact logs were the most prevalent means of communication, whereas social networking sites were the least used. The time spent on communication was mostly 1–10 minutes, regardless of the means of contact. Homeroom teachers communicated with parents through interviews and contact logs during working hours, and no specific times were favored by the teachers when they wished to contact parents by telephone or using instant messaging. To discuss students’ behaviors and performance, the teachers most often chose face-to-face meetings with parents; to notify parents of students’ physical and mental condition, telephone communication was preferred; to inform parents of school activities, the teachers tended to leave messages on contact logs, social networking sites, and instant messaging groups.
2. Significant differences were determined in number of average contact duration, and most frequently discussed topic for homeroom teachers’ gender.
3. Significant differences were determined in number of contact days each week, and most frequently discussed topic for homeroom teachers’ age.
4. Significant differences were determined in number of contact days each week, average contact duration, most frequent time of contact, and most frequently discussed topic for homeroom teachers responsible for distinct grades.
5. Significant differences were discovered in the scores obtained for different contact medias regarding their convenience, atmosphere, effectiveness, and the degree to which they satisfied teachers.
6. Significant differences were discovered in communication effectiveness for homeroom teachers’ gender,but no obvious difference is found for homeroom teachers’ age and grade.
Finally, the result of the study can make suggestions for education authorities ,elementary
school homeroom teachers and future researchers.
Keywords:parent-teacher communication,communication media, communication satisfaction
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