Parental Involvement Thesis

The Extent of Parental Involvement; Its Relationship
to Academic performance of early childhood

Introduction
Education begins at home. Parents are considered to be the most important
primary role models in their young children’s immediate surroundings. Parents,
teachers and school should be working hand in hand in preparing children spiritually,
socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Parental involvement is a
combination of commitment and active participation on the part of the parent to the
school and to the pupil. As parent’s involvement is increased, teachers and school
administrators also raise the chance to realize quality reform in education. Assuring
children’s academic achievement and success in school is one of the important
aspirations of every parent.
Children perform better in school when they have opportunities to learn from
their two primary contexts of development, namely, the home and school (Nierva,
2009). When parents, teachers and schools support one another and build a strong
partnership, it will result to academic success. According to the works of Epstein,
parents and schools recognize their shared interests in and responsibilities for
children, and they work together to create better programs and opportunities for
students. Mutual effort toward a shared goal implies shared responsibility of families
and educators for supporting students as learners (Pineda 2018).

In order for a child to succeed, parents exert a lot of influence on their child's
cognitive development in the early years and thus, the contact between home and
school should be maintained, especially during the primary school years. Although
family background appears to be a powerful determinant of parental involvement,
most parents, if duly encouraged, are able to devote extra time and effort to assisting
with their children’s education, both in the home and school settings (Ho, 2009).
Parent support and participation are well defined if the
principal, teachers and parents go hand in hand in achieving the progress of the pupils
and of the total school community (Evangelista, 2008).
This study aims to measure the parental involvement of preschool children
and its relationship to their academic performance.

Statement of the Problem
This study was conducted to determine the extent of Parental involvement and its relationship to the
academic performance of early childhood pupils.
Specifically, this sought to answer the following objectives;
1. What is the parental involvement at school in terms of attendance in general meeting, parent-
teacher conference and school/class activities?
2. What is the socio demographic profile of the family in terms of age, family monthly income,
number of siblings in the family, distance of home to the school?
3. Is there any significant relationship between the Extent of Parental Involvement and socio
demographic profile of the family?
4. Is there any significant relationship between the socio demographic profile of the family and the
academic performance of early childhood pupils?
5. Is there any significant relationship between the extent of Parental Involvement and the
academic performance of the early childhood pupils?
Hypothesis
1. There is no significant relationship between the Extent of Parental Involvement and Socio
Demographic Profile of the family.
2. There is no significant relationship between the socio demographic profile of the family and the
academic performance of early childhood pupils.
3. There is no significant relationship between the extent of Parental Involvement and the
academic performance of the early childhood pupils.

Schematic Diagram
Independent Variables Intervening Variables Dependent Variables
Parental Involvement Socio demographic Academic Performance

Profile
in School/Class
1.Age 1. Attendance
Activities 2.Family monthly
Income 2. Participation
1.Attendance at a 3.Number of siblings 3. Test Score
in the family
general meeting 4. distance of home
4. Class Activities
to school 5. Assignment
2. Parent-Teacher
Conference
3. School or class event
4. Volunteering or
Serving a committee
at school

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The Extent of Parental Involvement; Its Relationship

to Academic performance of early childhood

Education begins at home. Parents are considered to be the most important

primary role models in their young children’s immediate surroundings. Parents,

socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Parental involvement is a

children’s academic achievement and success in school is one of the important

aspirations of every parent.

partnership, it will result to academic success. According to the works of Epstein,

and educators for supporting students as learners (Pineda 2018).

family background appears to be a powerful determinant of parental involvement,

Parent support and participation are well defined if the

and of the total school community (Evangelista, 2008).

This study aims to measure the parental involvement of preschool children

and its relationship to their academic performance.

academic performance of early childhood pupils.

Specifically, this sought to answer the following objectives;

teacher conference and school/class activities?

number of siblings in the family, distance of home to the school?

demographic profile of the family?

academic performance of early childhood pupils?

academic performance of the early childhood pupils?

Demographic Profile of the family.

academic performance of early childhood pupils.

academic performance of the early childhood pupils.

Independent Variables Intervening Variables Dependent Variables

Parental Involvement Socio demographic Academic Performance

3. School or class event

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