Types of Parental Involvement and Support that Boost Young Children’s Academic Performance
Introduction
That there is a link between parental support and involvement and students performance is almost incontrovertible. Many studies agree to this and statistical data reveals that most researchers have the same thoughts on the matter (Jeynes, 2015; Wilder, 2013). However, it is not clear as to which kinds of parental involvement and support are effective for which ages and the types of academic performance they affect. This research seeks to find out the kind of parental support and involvement that is efficacious for good student achievement for children who are in grades 3 and 7.
Background and Significance
Studies have persistently revealed that there’s an almost incontestable link between the involvement and support of parents and student achievement. In fact, meta-analyses suggest that parental participation and help affect children’s academic performance across different ages and ethnic groups (Jeynes, 2015; Wilder, 2014). The general idea is that the involvement and support of parents in their student’s education results in positive outcomes. Research has focused on an extensive range of issues pertaining to parental participation such as the different styles of collaboration and the varying achievement...
Some studies have even gone further to investigate specific variables like what role fathers play in offering behavioral or emotional support (Jeynes, 2014). In all these, none of the research has clearly shown the types of parental involvement or support that are effective for certain ages.
Literature Review
It is widely known that different types of parental involvement and support have varying effects on student achievement depending on culture, age, gender, socio-economic class, and race. For instance, a study by Jeynes (2015) revealed that the support of a father is positively correlated with the academic performance of children regardless of the race or ethnic group. Other studies also show that simple provision of emotional anchor and encouragement may suffice students in many cases. Similarly, Gonzalez, Borders, Hines, et al. (2017) demonstrated that culturally specific parental involvement types could also correlate with student performance outcomes. Particularly, the study showed that when school counselors invited Latino parents to involve themselves actively in their children’s education, they responded well. However, no research is yet to unearth the kind of parental involvement that is required for kids who are in their 3rd and 7th grade. The purpose of this study is to do this.
Research Design…
