Notre Dame BillomGrandparents Questionnaire Results

Grandparents of 5A (12-13-year-olds) – 33 questionnaires returned out of 40Grandparents of 6A & 6B (11-12-year-olds) - 41 returned out of 55

1. Grandparents feeling about how the time spent with their grandchildren contributes to their learning, behaviour and attitudes ?

•A lot55%

•Averagely24%

•A little21%

5eme

•A lot59%

•Averagely34%

•A little5%

•Not at all2%

6eme

2 a) How often grandparents can meet with their grandchild during the school period

•every day6% •once a

week12%

•a few times a week30%

•once a month3%

•twice a month

21%

•less than once a month

27%

5eme

•every day10% •once a

week20%

•a few times a week15%

•once a month15%

•twice a month

7%

•less than once a month

34%

6eme

2 b) How often grandparents can meet with their grandchild during holidays

•every day9%

•once a week

6%

•a few times a week61%

•once a month

3%

•twice a month

9%

•less than once a month

12%

5eme

•every day20%

•once a week

7%

•a few times a week41%

•once a month

2%

•twice a month

5%

•less than once a month

24%

6eme

3. a) How much time grandparents’ grandparents used to spend with them in their childhood:

•A lot 36%

•a little24%

•Little3%

•very little 15%

•not at all21%

5eme

•A lot 17%

•a little32%

•very little 34%

•not at all17%

6eme

3 b) Time spent by grandparents with their grandchild vs time their grandparents used to spend with them in childhood?

•much more55%

•a lit -tle

more 12%

•Less9%

much less 24%

5eme

•much more61%

•a little more 12%

•as much12%

•Less12%

much less 2%

6eme

4. The part of the time grandparents spend with their grandchild which is spent on games on the scale of 10.

•1 •2 •3 •4 •5 •6 •7 •8 •9 •10

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5. The leading role when spending time with one’s grandchild is played by:

•Grandparent •grandchild • both •Don’t know

0

11

21

1

4

12

25

0

5eme 6eme

6. How difficult it is for grandparents to find something that may be interesting for their grandchild?

•Very6%

Averagely25%

•A little16%

•Not at all53%

5eme

•Very12%

•Averagely32%

•A little17%

•Not at all39%

6eme

7. Is the time of traditional games over or can they still be played by children today?

•Their time is over6%

•They can still be played

79%

•I have no

opin-ion15%

5eme

•Their time is over15%

•They can still be played

83%

•I have no opinion2%

6eme

8. Do grandparents think schools should solicit their participation in school projects, trips, festivals and events?

•Yes 45%

•No 18%

•No opinion 36%

5eme

•Yes 71%

•No 5%

•No opinion 24%

6eme

9. How often were grandparents solicited to assist their grandchild with school activities, projects, research, crafts, etc. since the grandchild’s admission to school?

•Never 88%

•Once

3%

•More than twice 9%

5eme

•Never 88%

•Once 5%

•Twice5%

•More than twice 2%

6eme

10. Would grandparents like to take part in some school activities together with their grandchild?

•A lot

15%

Averagely24%

•A little39%

•Not at all6%

•No an-

swer 12%

•Only on school projects at home -

13%

5eme

•A lot29%

•Averagely20%

•A little33%

•Not at all9%

•No answer 9%

6eme

11. Have you visited your grandchild’s school’s web-site?

•Never88%

•Once

3%

•More than twice9%

5eme

•Never41%

•Once49%

•More than twice10%

6eme

12. Have grandparents learnt something from their grandchildren? If yes what?

• Tolerance, patience, joy of life, carefreeness, staying young, calmness, (5A)• Tolerance, creativity, patience, be attentive to one’s intellectual development

•No

•No answ

er •Yes:

•namely:

computer a

nd internet u

se skills

•Computer and vi

deo games

•School’s

functioning

•Mobile phone use

•New games

•English

•French

•Things of h

is/her ti

me

•Visited plac

e

•Astronomy

0

10

20

30

13. How much do grandparents like to see their grandchildren play and enjoy traditional games and toys?

•A lot73%

•Averagely27%

5eme

•A lot73%

•Averagely15%

•A lit -tle

10%

•Not at all 2%

6eme