Factors that Caused the Lack of Participation among Parents in School Activities

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It is the interest of the researchers to conduct study of the Factors that Caused the Lack of Participation Among Parents in Santol Elementary School.

METHODS

The researchers administered questionnaires to the parents in Santol Elementary School during the School Year 2016-2017. Quantitative method is used to get views from large number of respondents. The collected data were tallied, analyzed and stated as findings which became the basis of the researchers for their conclusions and recommendations.

RESULTS

Majority of the respondents belong to the age bracket 31-40. On the other hand, most of them are female. Farming as nature of work of parents of pupils in Santol Elementary School caused lack of participation in school activities. Most of the parent-respondents wanted an addressed letter to motivate them to attend or participate in school activities. Strong relationship between parents and teachers are the key objective in this study. Parent-respondents like to have family day and other intervention programs for them to regularly participate in school activities.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the findings there are some factors that caused the lack of participation among parents in school activities. To address these problems teachers conducted home visitation to get in touch with the parents and to augment parent’s participation in school activities.