Perception of Elementary School Students about their Parent Involvement at Home and School

Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 29, No 2 (2019)

Perception of Elementary School Students about their Parent Involvement at Home and School

Misbah Malik, Noreen Rafiq, Abdul Qayyum, Ghulam Fatima

Abstract

Parental involvement is an integral part of students’ school life. The concept of parental involvement emphasizes the parents’ responsibility for helping and promoting students’ success in school. This study aimed to identify the perception of elementary school students about their parent involvement at home and school. This quantitative investigation was based on a descriptive research design. All the students of public and private schools of Lahore city were the population of the study. Sample of 300 (male 137 and female 163) students was selected by using multi stage random sampling technique. Self-developed and validated questionnaire Parent Involvement at Home and School (PIHAM) consisted of 30 items was used for data collection. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was α=.86. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive (Mean & Standard deviation) and independent sample t-test. Results of the study revealed that majority of the elementary school students perceive that their parents were involved in their academic affairs and parents’ qualification is a dominant factor of parent involvement at school and home. Parents are more involved in boy students’ academic affairs at home and school than the girl students. Moreover, parents are more involved in the academic matters of the students of class 6th than the studentsof class 8th.Keywords: Parent involvement, home and school, elementary school students.

References

References

Bailey, L. B. (2006). Interactive homework: A tool for fostering parent child interactions and improving learning outcomes for at-risk young children. Early Childhood Education Journal, 34(2), 155–167.

Cooper, B. S. (1991). Parent choice and school involvement: Perspectives and dilemmas in the United States and Great Britain. International Journal of Educational Research, 15(3-4), 235-250.

Desforges, C., & Abouchaar, A. (2003). The impact of parental involvement, parental support and family education on pupil achievement and adjustment: A literature review (Vol. 433). London: DfES.

Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M. G., Sheldon, S. B., Simon, B. S., Salinas, K. C., Jansorn, N. R., ... & Hutchins, D. J. (2018). School, family, and community partnerships: Your handbook for action. Corwin Press.

Fernández-Alonso, R., Álvarez-Díaz, M., Woitschach, P., Suárez-Álvarez, J., & Cuesta, M. (2017). Parental involvement and academic performance: Less control and more communication. Psicothema, 29(4), 453-461.

Hornby, G. (2011). Parental involvement in childhood education: Building effective school-family partnerships. Springer Science & Business Media.

Ice, C. L., & Hoover-Dempsey, K. V. (2011). Linking parental motivations for involvement and student proximal achievement outcomes in homeschooling and public schooling settings. Education and Urban Society, 43(3), 339-369.

Rafiq, H. M. W., Fatima, T., Sohail, M. M., Saleem, M., & Khan, M. A. (2013). Parental involvement and academic achievement: A study on secondary school students of Lahore, Pakistan. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3(8), 209-223.

Sapungan, G. M., &Sapungan, R. M. (2014). Parental involvement in child’s education: Importance, barriers and benefits. Asian Journal of Management Sciences & Education, 3(2), 23-43.

Smith, J., Wohlstetter, P., Kuzin, C. A., & De Pedro, K. (2011). Parent involvement in urban charter schools: New strategies for increasing participation. School Community Journal, 21(1), 71-94.

Smith, J., Wohlstetter, P., Kuzin, C. A., & De Pedro, K. (2011). Parent involvement in urban charter schools: new strategies for increasing participation. School Community Journal, 21(1), 71-94.

Williams, T. T., & Sanchez, B. (2013). Identifying and Decreasing Barriers to Parent Involvement for Inner-City Parents. Youth & Society, 45(1), 54-74.

Wulandary, D. (2018). Parent involvement in schooling processes: a case study in an Aceh school. SUKMA: JURNAL PENDIDIKAN , 2(1), 25-65.

Full Text: PDF

Refbacks

There are currently no refbacks.