Topic > Parental Involvement in Education - 2406

IntroductionParental InvolvementChildren are our future leaders, doctors and more. They need to be taught everything they will need to be successful throughout their lives. It is known that parents are their children's first natural teachers (Sad & Gurbuzturk, 2013). In recent decades, researchers have become increasingly concerned with parental involvement in their children's education. The current idea of ​​learning seems to focus on the development of the whole child through emotional, academic, and social adaptation rather than simply academic development (Cheung & Pomerantz, 2011). Parents and schools have begun to form partnerships to foster knowledge acquisition by developing children's individual skills, engagement and interests. Researchers have focused on finding a central aspect of parenting that helps ensure a child's future success through their children's social and emotional development (Warner, 2010). Parental involvement has become a growing concern for educators and researchers in recent decades. The most widely agreed upon definition of parental involvement has been the degree to which the parent is committed to fulfilling the role of parent and helping the child achieve optimal development (Kusterer, 2010). This can be achieved through communication, helping with schoolwork at home, participating in school activities and participating in learning tasks for children. Parents involved in their children's educational development participate in these aspects of the child's learning environment. Previous research has shown that parental involvement in the child's education during adolescence helps facilitate...... middle of paper ......y has been distributed to educational professionals and is found in 'appendix c. This survey asked questions about the educational professional's perception of parental involvement. These surveys were used to collect data from adult participants. Additionally, the researchers took time to observe children in program settings to observe possible outcomes. Test scores were collected from standardized school tests and children's report cards. The researchers also collected copies of records of attendance, behavior and participation in extracurricular activities. Some observations were carried out during the lessons to observe the progress of the control group students within the classes. Teachers provided researchers with copies of student tests, quizzes, and other exercises to help determine performance levels.DesignDiscussionReferences