Running head: EFFECT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMIC SUCCESS
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EFFECT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Effect Of Parental Involvement In Academic Success
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Abstract
Parental involvement in school matters is a critical determining factor in children’s academic outcomes. However, there has not been sufficient research on what extent and specific outcomes that can be affected by the involvement. The deficiency of this important study topic guides the study’s primary aim, which seeks to examine whether there exists a relationship between parental involvement and academic success in a case study of middle school students. The target audience, in this case, will include academic institutions, parents, teachers, and researchers, as they will be directly affected by the outcomes of the study. A descriptive research design will be utilized in the study where the target audience and public will be utilized in the collection of important information and data relating to the study questions. Theories and past literature related to the study will also be relied on in helping come up with the study findings. Through the study, it was evident that parents have a huge impact on all aspects of their children’s lives. Their involvement and corporation are great contributors to high achievements in academics. From the study’s findings, there is a great need to emphasize parents’ involvement in their children’s academic matters.
Introduction
Parental involvement in children’s academics is associated with a positive effect on academic outcomes. Boonk et al. (2018) notes that students whose parents are consistently engaged in their education matters achieve higher educational outcomes than those not or barely involved. The impact of these important academic issues has been noted by researchers and policymakers within the education sector who aim to improve students’ academic outcomes and broaden educational policy initiatives. Barger et al. (2019) on the other hand, believe parental guidance and attitude have an integral role in affecting children’s lives and academic matters. However, from past research, there has been a deficiency on to what extent and the specific outcomes that can be affected by the involvement. There is also limited information on the specific mechanisms through which parental involvement can exert influence on children’s performance. Other than understanding these mechanisms, the selection of this study topic will help inform policy initiatives that will lead to the development of better intervention programs intended to increase students’ academic outcomes.
Thesis Statement: Parental involvement and corporation have a big impact on student’s academic achievements.
Research objectives
To determine the role of parental involvement in students’ academic achievements.
To determine how much effect parental guidance has on a student’s academics and achievements.
To determine whether there exists a relationship between parental involvement and academic success.
Research Questions
What role does parental involvement play in students’ academic achievements?
How much effect does parental guidance have on students’ academics and achievements?
Is there a correlation between parental involvement and academic success?
Literature Review
Researchers have in the past reported findings that parent-child relationships and responsive parental practices are key influencers on children’s academic outcomes and development. Naite (2021) explains parental involvement as the multiple activities parents engage in at home and school that creates a positive attitude in children’s school, education, and teachers. One of the primary benefits that parent involvement has been found beneficial is in improving children’s academic performance. Lara and Saracostti (2019) supports parents who are actively engaged in their children’s academic matters and possess a positive attitude concerning their child’s education, teachers, and schools manage to impact their children’s academic outcomes positively.
One of the mechanisms through which parental involvement help in improving academic outcomes is by helping increase children’s self-perception of cognitive ability. Smith et al. (2021) defines perceived cognitive ability as the magnitude at which students believe they hold required cognitive abilities to succeed in academic tasks such as arithmetic, reading, and writing. This competence is associated with increased competence in matters relating to children’s academics.
Second, parental involvement positively affects students’ performance by improving student-teacher relationships. This relationship is characterized by a child’s closeness and lack of dependency, and conflict with the teacher (Sylvia, 2017). Previous research has found that close positive relationships greatly determine a child’s social and academic outcomes.
Further from the two mechanisms, it can also be noted that parental involvement facilitates molding students’ behaviors. Hitchinson (2021) notes that an increased number of teacher-parent contacts helps manage a child’s existing behavior problems. Parents also convey attitudes during out-of-school hours that may be reflected in students’ classroom behaviors which affect their academic outcomes.
Results from the Descriptive Research Design
The descriptive research design methodology was utilized to facilitate the collection of important information and data relating to the study question from the public, who serves as the target audience of the parental involvement issue. The information collected from these parties is in support of the various theories and findings in the presented literature. From the engagement with the involved parties, including parents and educational stakeholders, it can be concluded that parental involvement facilitates: performance accomplishment, verbal persuasion, vicarious reinforcement, emotion regulation, and management of children’s behaviors which all play a role in impacting students’ academic outcomes (Donohoo et al., 2018). It was also noted that academic outcomes in middle school students do not only relate to academic achievement but also transition rates, career choices, and socialization.
Conclusion
Parental involvement and corporation have a big impact on student’s academic achievements. It is associated with performance accomplishment, verbal persuasion, vicarious reinforcement, emotion regulation, and management of children’s behaviors. These accomplishments are managed through two vital mechanisms: enhancing children’s self-perception of cognitive ability and fostering student-teacher relationships. From the study, there is a great need to emphasize parents’ involvement in their children’s academic matters for improved academic outcomes.
References
Barger, M. M., Kim, E. M., Kuncel, N. R., & Pomerantz, E. M. (2019). The relation between parents’ involvement in children’s schooling and children’s adjustment: A meta-analysis. Psychological bulletin, 145(9), 855.
Boonk, L., Gijselaers, H. J., Ritzen, H., & Brand-Gruwel, S. (2018). A review of the relationship between parental involvement indicators and academic achievement. Educational Research Review, 24, 10-30.
Donohoo, J., Hattie, J., & Eells, R. (2018). The power of collective efficacy. Educational Leadership, 75(6), 40-44.
Hitchinson, A. (2021, January 11). Parental involvement is key to student success – The ivy Academy of early learning. Retrieved from https://theivyacademy.org/parental-involvement-is-key-to-student-success/
Lara, L., & Saracostti, M. (2019). Effect of parental involvement on children’s academic achievement in Chile. Frontiers in psychology, 1464.
Naite, I. (2021, March). Impact of Parental Involvement on Children’s Academic Performance at Crescent International School, Bangkok, Thailand. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 690, No. 1, p. 012064). IOP Publishing.
Smith, T. E., Holmes, S. R., Sheridan, S. M., Cooper, J. M., Bloomfield, B. S., & Preast, J. L. (2021). The effects of consultation-based family-school engagement on student and parent outcomes: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 31(3), 278-306.
Sylvia, C. (2017). The Impact of Parental Involvement on Academic Achievement. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED577825