Predictors of Parental Involvement on the Academic Performance of Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The laws and provision governing education underlines the essential importance of the role of parents in achieving complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society (Education Act of 1982; 2010 Dep.Ed K+12 Discussion Paper).

The success of education in our country can never be achieved unless the "first and most natural" teachers will do its part in the actual rearing of the students who are future citizens of our country (Kelly, 2010; Glickman et al., 2010).

The alarming issue is we are assisting the problem of parents who are often "absent" in the formation of their children. The phenomenon of broken families and migration of parent-workers frequently leaves irreparable wounds in the lives of the children. They are often "orphans" to existing parents who are forced by the present situation to migrate and find "life" for their families by working abroad.

METHODS

The study used a descriptive survey design to collect detailed and factual information that describes the existing condition of the parents' participation in the academic performance of the students in grade 7 level of Constancio E. Aure Sr. NHS. This design is used to describe the issues and eventual gaps and problems related to the topic. The respondents of this study are the parents of the Grade 7 students.

RESULTS

After a week of conducting the survey, it shows that the factors involving student's academic performance have a significant effect on the part of the learners most especially the participation of the parents when it comes to the "Profile Of The Respondents" "Home Based Activities" and "School-Based Activities".

DISCUSSIONS

It was determined from the respondents that (63.3 %) or 101 out of 160 parents "have no involvement at all" in any of the "home-based activities", wherein these issues were quite alarming on the part of the learner's academic performance. When it comes to "school-based activities" (40.1%) or 64 OUT OF 160 parents "have no involvement at all" in the "school-based activities" , only (23.5%) or 38 OUT OF THE 160 respondents claimed that they support their children when it comes to school-based activities or program, it was very clear that there was a great issue to be resolved between the school and the parents to really help the students to grow fully and most especially at home.