Lack of Parental Involvement in Homeroom Parent-Teachers association (HRPTA) Meeting in Nasugbu East Central School: An Analysis

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Parental involvement, in general, is regarded as the interaction and assistance which parents provide to their children and to their children's school in order to enhance or benefit their children's success in the classroom. Unfortunately, most of the parents of Nasugbu East Central School lack involvement or interest in attending the homeroom PTA meetings which are very important in the process of pupils’ development and the school programs and policies. This is the reason the researcher aims to conduct the study to give solutions to the existing problem of the school to promote the harmonious relationship between parents and teachers and to increase the academic performance of the pupils.

METHODS

The researcher made use of questionnaires given to teachers and parents. The descriptive method was used in this study to clearly show the reasons for the lack of parental involvement in HRPTA meeting in Nasugbu East Central School as the main instrument for gathering the needed data.

RESULTS

The parents are not enthusiastic in attending HRPTA meeting in school because they are busy in their jobs, they are evading the contributions imposed by the school and are not interested in attending the HRPTA meetings. The actions done by the school to encourage parents to involve themselves in HRPTA Meeting were close checking and monitoring parent's attendance and also by giving recognition to parents in terms of certificates. Low performance of individual pupils and the failure of the implementation of the program and projects of the school are partly caused by the lack of parents' involvement in HRPTA meetings.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the Lack of Parental Involvement in Homeroom Parent-Teachers Associations (HRPTA) Meetings and the need to motivate and encourage parent’s involvement in the HRPTA meetings. It reveals the effects of a lack of parents’ involvement in HRPTA meetings in the low performance of individual pupils and the failure of the implementation of the program and projects of the school.