Some Perceptions of Fathers and Mothers of the School’s Peaceful-Coexistence: An Exploratory Study in Querétaro, México

Salvador Peiró i Gregòri¹, Azucena Ochoa Cervantes² 
(1. University of Alicante, Spain; 2. University Authonomical of Querétaro, Mexico)

Abstract: They are enacting laws to address violent situations concerning schools. To optimize its applications, this article incorporates some conclusions from our previous research on this subject. But, here we place systemically in the theoretical context of school life. Within this article we try to account for the sense of participation of students’ parents. From the above, we ask questions to guide our research in this Mexican area. For run it, we research under the model n = 1 institution, combining qualitative with the quantitative methodology. To address this, we conducted an exploratory study concerning Queretaro’s city fathers and mothers (México), with the aim of knowing their observations and the causes they attribute those. This information shall be organised in three parts: (1) concerning teachers, (2) related the school organisation, and (3) about families. Founds show parents recognize some problems, but most of them think there is an inadequate treatment. It is significant they distinguish only individual factors. A positive discovery is that parents perceive themselves as a key to improving the educational institution.

Key words: peaceful-coexistence, school-related parents, community education, school’s violence