Parents involvement in education is associated with positive outcomes for the students. However, little is known about how parents decide to be involved in their child’s education. Parents become involved in children’s education because, they have developed a personal construction of the parental role that includes participation in their children’s education. They have developed a positive sense of efficacy for helping their children succeed in school and they perceive the opportunities for involvement from children and the school. Parents also choose specific forms of involvement in response to specific domains of skill and knowledge they possess, the total demands on their times and energy and specific requests for involvement from children and also from the school. Engaging families in the education of their children is increasingly viewed as important, with research finding that children achieve more when schools and families work together.
But the question to be is asked is, Why parents involvement? Parental involvement is known to be linked with improved behavior, regular attendance and positive attitudes. In addition to this, parents being involved also shows your child the care u give them about his/her education and their schooling life. That in itself can make children appreciate the importance of education and help them to understand that what they are doing has a purpose. Parental involvement provides a support network for children, which is particularly important when they face academic hurdles or other challenges with friendships or any other extra-curricular activities. It also means you know where your children’s education journey is going and are able to be part of the highs and lows along the way.
To what extent can a parent be involved in the schools? As seen earlier it is to be accepted that parent involvement in the child’s education is required but as to what extent can the parents be involved is the question to be asked to oneself. If the parent involvement is provided 100% in the educational life of the student, then we consider that the student is not capable of handling his/her school life on their own. Parents are just supports or a stakeholders of the educational system, they should understand the needs of the students or their children and provide them with the necessary requirements instead of involving completely into the school life. Like an adult who possess two different lives, i.e a personal life and a professional life, a school going kid will also possess two lives which is the school life and the personal life. Parents have a complete control over the personal life of the child until certain age, whereas when it comes to the point of parent involvement in the school life of the student, parents have to take back a step and understand that there are other people who is also been involved in the school life other child and respect and give them their space.
As a result, children whose parents stay involved are more likely to have higher self-esteem, be disciplined, have more self-motivation and tend to achieve better grades, regardless of their ethnic, social or racial backgrounds.
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