The Impact of Parental Involvement on Student Performance: A Case Study of a South African Secondary School
This study aims to ascertain how parental involvement in South African schools affects students’ academic performance in mathematics. Literature often claims that the participation of parents results in better academic performance than if parents are not involved. The aim of the research is to see if this relationship exists in South African high schools. The study uses a quantitative research approach. Data has been gathered using a questionnaire administered to 114 students’ parents. The main findings are that all the parents who responded are highly involved with their children’s education. They have high expectations towards their children’s education and performance. Three parental involvement constructs,that is,parenting,parent-teacher communication and home and family support,were found to be positively related to performance.
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- CategoryMethodologies and pedagogical approaches
- CountrySouth Africa
- LanguageEnglish
- Type of fileText file