Indicators of Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement towards Developing a School Facilitated Parenting Involvement Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Parental involvement in school could either be in the form of attending a general school meeting, attending a scheduled parent-teacher conference, attending a school or class event, volunteering for a school activity, or serving in a school committee. Parenting is important in the Philippine society because the family is viewed as central to one's social world. Parents' involvement in school activities is very essential to their children’s academic performance. Involvement allows parents to monitor school and classroom activities. Research shows that students perform better in school if their parents are involved. This therefore emphasizes that a lack of parents' involvement may also have a great impact on the learner's performance in school.

METHODS

This study used the descriptive design of research, with questionnaires as its main instrument for gathering data. Frequency and percentage were used for data analysis. Respondents were chosen through the purposive sampling method taking into account the objectives of the study.

RESULTS

The study found that even though there is less than ideal parent involvement, most of them still find time in monitoring the progress of their child by talking with teachers and discussing report cards. The students were able to perform well in school even if parents seldom come to school.

DISCUSSIONS

The study proved that there is no significant relationship between the parents’ involvement and the academic performance of their children. For the first quarter, the mean average was 87.28, for the second quarter, it was 89.58, and for the third quarter, 89.99. In conclusion, the researchers decided not to create a program that encourages parental involvement for this school year.