Why Do Parents Become Involved in Their Children's Education? Implications for School Counselors

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X1001400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M.T. Walker ◽  
Susan S. Shenker ◽  
Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Teachers And Parents

This article discusses a theoretical model of the parental involvement process that addresses (a) why parents become involved in their children's education, (b) the forms their involvement takes, and (c) how their involvement influences both proximal (e.g., motivation) and distal (e.g., achievement) student outcomes. The authors describe how school counselors can use this model to enhance schools’ and parents’ capacities to engage parents effectively in children's education. Specifically, they articulate how school counselors can educate teachers and parents about the importance of teacher and school invitations to involvement, productive forms of involvement, and students’ active role in shaping their own educational outcomes. The authors briefly discuss future directions for research on parental involvement in the school counseling context.

Involvement of parents of children with ADHD in schools: Implications for social work practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 146801732110300
Author(s):  
Kitty Yuen-han MO ◽  
Simon Tak-Mau CHAN
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
School Social Workers ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education

Summary School social workers and school counselors play an important role in providing support to the parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Issues regarding the barriers to parental involvement have not been well-explored empirically in social work. By means of semistructured interviews, this study explored the perspectives of 20 Mainland Chinese parents about parental involvement in their children’s education and in schools, parent–teacher relationships, the social factors that affect individual families, and the cultural and contextual factors that hinder parental involvement in children’s education. Findings Using thematic analysis, the researchers identified major themes: (a) emotional overinvolvement of parents in children’s education; (b) withdrawal of fathers; (c) positive and negative teacher–parent relationships; (d) contextual factors: school culture, system, and policies; and (e) parents’ preferred sources of support. Applications This research provides insight for school social workers and school counselors to develop supportive measures for parents of children with ADHD. Furthermore, it is recommended that social workers mediate tensions that arise from conflicts between teachers and parents. Social workers need to be sensitive to the power and cultural issues embedded in a parent–teacher relationship to facilitate parental involvement in school mental health services for children with ADHD. In particular, the cultural beliefs that affect parents and teachers relationships should not be ignored.

Capitalizing on Cultural Assets: Community Cultural Wealth and Immigrant-Origin Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2097365
Author(s):  
Lucy L. Purgason ◽  
Robyn Honer ◽  
Ian Gaul
Keyword(s):  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Cultural Wealth ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Cultural Wealth ◽  
College And Career

Nearly one of four students enrolled in public school in the United States is of immigrant origin. School counselors are poised to support immigrant-origin students with academic, college and career, and social/emotional needs. This article introduces how community cultural wealth (CCW), a social capital concept focusing on the strengths of immigrant-origin students, brings a culturally responsive lens to multitiered system of supports interventions identified in the school counseling literature. We present case studies highlighting the implementation of CCW and discuss implications and future directions for school counseling practice.

Ideals and realities in the involvement of Filipino immigrant mothers in their children’s education in South Korea

Ethnicities ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146879682110290
Author(s):  
Younghan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Immigrant Mothers ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
Research Interviews ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Multiple Challenges

Parental involvement in children’s education plays a crucial role in a child’s life. However, meaningful parental involvement is often a difficult task for immigrant parents because of multiple challenges such as limited resources and information, language barriers, and cultural differences. This article presents findings from qualitative research interviews on the involvement of Filipino immigrant mothers in their children’s education in South Korea. The results indicate that the immigrant parents take their children’s education seriously. They want to raise their children to be happy and successful, knowing that performing well in school is the key to a successful life as an adult, especially in a nation with a fervor for education. Like other parents, they are willing to devote themselves to their children above all else. Compared with previous studies, not many barriers to involvement were revealed in this study. Only two, language barriers and financial concerns, were expressed by all participants as obstacles to involvement in their children’s education. Yet, the true, hidden barrier is how the immigrant parents view their Korean proficiency. They over-emphasize the language barrier, which causes them to avoid conversations with others.

scholarly journals What Research Tells Us about How Trust Is Built in Kindergarten and Why It Is Important for Children’s Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Xingyun Fang
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Method ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Trust Relationship ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Social Achievement ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
The Relationship

This paper mainly describes how to build a trust relationship in kindergarten and why trust is so important for children’s education. As the relationship between teachers and parents is becoming more and more tense, the relationship between teachers and teachers is becoming more and more independent (Tschannen-Moran, 2014)[57]. The trust relationship has a profound impact on children’s academic and social achievement (Bryk and Schneider, 2002)[5]. Therefore, the establishment of the trust relationship is of vital importance in kindergartens. The whole article can be divided into three parts: what, why and how. What is trust first, mentioned a few scholars understanding of trust and understanding? The second part is why trust is important in kindergartens and the factors influencing trust are mentioned. The third part is the focus of this paper, how to do to build trust in kindergarten. This article mentions five solutions, including hiring good leaders; advance step by step according to the order of establishing trust relationship; building a culture of trust in schools; building trust between parents and teachers, teachers and students, and teachers and teachers; using the teaching method adopts the child-centered teaching mode.

scholarly journals Saudi Parents' Involvement in Children's Education during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Dalal Bahanshal
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Parents Involvement ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Almost All

The flare-up of coronavirus has reportedly put on many changes and wrecked chaos in almost all life aspects, economically, academically, and socially. School closure has led to homeschooling, where the responsibility of children's education was laid mainly in the parents' hands. Consequently, many parents were compelled to be significantly involved in their children's education. However, full parental engagement in children's education is seemed to be a comparatively new trend amongst Saudi parents. Drawing from existing literature on parents' involvement, this paper used a quantitative descriptive study through a survey method to access the experience of Saudi parents involved in homeschooling. A purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 51 Saudi parents.The findings showed that even though Saudi parents have encountered some challenges, they are facilitating their children's learning and assisting them throughout the online learning process. Parents' support was identified in different areas such as ensuring students' attendance of online sessions, nurturing a good session flow, connecting with teachers and parents via WhatsApp group, and taking full responsibility for mongering their children during exams. The result provided a comprehensive set of recommendations not only to parents but also to schools to consolidate a good connection between especially in times of crisis. It is envisaged that the results of this study will enrich the literature about this phenomenon which seems relatively new not only in the context where this study was situated but worldwide due to the pandemic of coronavirus or other unforeseen circumstances. 

scholarly journals PARENTS INVOLVEMENT ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OMESURI, LEMBATA REGENCY

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ramadhan Jamhar ◽  
Sunu Hastuti
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Parents Involvement ◽  
Learning At Home

This study was done to know the parents’ involvement on children’s education at elementary school in Omesuri, Lembata Regency. The aim of the study is to ascertain how does parental involvement on students elementary education. In this case study, a qualitative research was used. Data was gathered by interviewing parents of five differents elementary school in Omesuri, who all have children that have good achivement in academic. The study found that all participants are all highly involved with their children’s education. However, not all aspects the parents involved. There were three of six aspects that the parents involved, namely parenting, communication, and learning at home. While the other three aspects were not involved, namely volunteering, decision making, and collaborating with community. The study showed that parental involvement has positive effects on students’ academic achievement on Elementary Schools in Omesuri.

Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education, by Andrea M. Nelson Royes

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 259-262
Author(s):  
Warrick Lattibeaudiere
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Point Of Reference

For the most part, children who succeed in the educational system can attest to the role parental involvement has played in their success. While some families have reneged on their responsibility or have left it up to other units in society, it is an almost undeniable fact that families are the most important point of reference insofar as educating children is concerned. In this regard, Andrea M. Nelson-Royes’ book, Families as Partners: The Essential Link in Children’s Education underscores the critical role parents and families play in the life of children, and offers a range of suggestions as to how families can be helped to appreciate this role. The information contained therein seeks to empower parents and families and critically looks at the interplay between schools, children (disabled and normal) and families themselves.

Parental Perception Of Early Childhood Educational Involvement: Research Evidence Of The Mfanstiman District Of The Central Region Of Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 310-326
Author(s):  
Ahmed Jinapor ◽  
Naa Korkor Larbi-Appiah
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Parental Perception ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Educational Involvement ◽  
Children’S Education ◽  
Children Education

This study is a quantitative research hinged on the descriptive study paradigm where perspectives of selected parents of pupils at the early childhood level at the Anomabo Circuit “A” in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana were sought on how parental involvement is shaped in their localities, the extent of their involvement in their children education, and challenges they confront in this direction. Using descriptive and inferential statistics such as means and standard deviations, findings from the study among others revealed that parents perceived the school as a place for teachers to be in charge; though the results that emanated from the study points to parent participants of this study being involved in their children’s education. On the issue of challenges that confronts parents in the involvement of their children’s education at the early childhood level, also an objective that informed the study, the results among others include; lack of financial resources, and time constraints and busy schedules. Again, as part of recommendations in the advancement of parental involvement at the early childhood level in Ghana, the study among others calls for robust education and prescription of how parents can and should be involved in their children education.

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