Improving Parents' Involvement in Dacanlao G. Agoncillo Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Parental involvement refers to the amount of participation of parents in different programs and activities. In our school, most the parents of above average pupils come regularly. Oftentimes, those parents whose children considered as below average do not participate in different programs and activities in this school. For this reason, the researcher assessed the level of parental involvement in Dacanlao Gregorio Agoncillo Elementary School. The researcher also attempted to find out the problems encountered by the teachers in engaging the parents of their pupils in school activities. The findings of this study will be the basis in designing interventions to improve the level of participation of parents leading to the success of the various programs and activities of the school.

METHODS

The researcher used the quantitative and qualitative survey method of research. The rationale on the use of these methods laid on the fact that the study was focused on the improvement of parents' involvement and the interventions done by the researcher to address the problem. It was followed by the Input-Process-Output Model.

RESULTS

It was found out that after giving the interventions, innovations, and strategies, the respondents are now finding a higher level of participation of parents. When comparing before versus after having the intervention, data showed significant improvement on the common problems as the composite mean went down from 3.44 to 2.40 which showed that parents' participation in different programs and activities improved. The strategies cited in the embedded action plan for "Project SIPAG Pa" (Sustaining and Increasing Parents' Attendance in Gulayan sa Paaralan) and "Project GABAY" (Guardian Assisting Beneath Archetypal Youth) were implemented by the respondents.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the above results, the factors affecting parents' involvement in school activities before and after doing the interventions were identified. The following conclusions were noted:

"The top 3 common problems encountered by the teachers in improving parents' involvement in DGAES before the interventions were the negative attitude of parents, economic statuses and educational attainment of parents.

"Communicating is the most beneficial intervention done by the researcher.

"Implementation of Project GABAY Project SIPAG PA also helped the teachers in resolving the problem, and at the same time, the struggling readers were benefited.