RT Journal Article
T1 Parents’(dis) satisfaction with schools: Evidence from longitudinal administrative data from Spain
A1 Jerrim, Jonh
A1 Prieto-Latorre, Claudia
A1 López-Agudo, Luis Alejandro
A1 Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, Óscar David
K1 Escuelas - Satisfacción
AB This study uses longitudinal census data to explore the correlates of school satisfaction among parents of 3rd and 6th grade students from the Canary Islands, a large administrative region in Spain. We use logistic regression to model parental dissatisfaction with their children’s school and teachers. Our results illustrate how parents value academic performance in reading and mathematics equally, while also placing equal emphasis on the development of cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Yet, we find that what matters the most to parents is their children’s happiness at school, rather than their educational progress. We also find that teachers may be able to improve parental satisfaction by providing regular feedback to parents about their children’s progress. Lastly, we discuss some implications for schools to meet parental needs; for example, schools should promote activities such as specialised workshops for parents on various topics ranging from child development to emotional development, stress management and self-confidence.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-11
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37042
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37042
LA eng
NO Jerrim, J., Prieto-Latorre, C., Lopez-Agudo, L. A., & Marcenaro-Gutierrez, O. D. (2023). Parents’(dis) satisfaction with schools: Evidence from longitudinal administrative data from Spain. Educational Review, 76(6), 1399-1438.
NO This work has been partly supported by FEDER (Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regiona) funding (under Research Project PY20-00228-R), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (under Research Project PID2020-119471RB-I00), Andalusian Regional Government (SEJ-645).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 26 feb 2026