Effectiveness of Parents' Involvement in School Development Activities as Perceived by Teachers in Aga Elementary School: Basis for a Proposed Action Plan

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Parents' involvement is defined as the active engagement of a parent in an activity that centers on enhancing academic performance. It is absolutely essential to pupils' achievement in school and in life. Because of the importance and necessity of parental involvement in relation to pupils' school development activities, Aga Elementary School deemed it necessary to encourage and strengthen parental involvement in school. This could be achieved through the coordinated effort of the policymakers, school officials, school heads, guidance counselors and teachers. As these problems were raised, the researcher is one of those concerned who conducted this study.

METHODS

To achieve the purpose of the study, the researchers used the descriptive survey type of research. The respondents of this study were eighteen elementary teachers of Aga Elementary School. The questionnaire was utilized as the main tool in the data gathering instrument.

RESULTS

Teachers perceived that parents' involvement is very effective in school development activities. They also perceived that communicating is very effective from home to school and from school to home about school programs and pupils progress. This shows that parents can help a lot in the development of school activities. This also implies that the involvement of parents is needed to create a good development in school activities as well as the improvement of pupil's performance.

DISCUSSIONS

The results show that teachers assessed the parents' involvement in school development activities as very effective. There are also varied strategies that are very much needed to develop their involvement in school activities. Regular attendance of all parents should be encouraged during PTA meetings by school administrators and teachers so that parents will understand the importance of their participation. A proposed action plan was made as a point of reference to enhance the involvement of parents in school development activities.