PARENTS’ INVOLVEMENT AND LEARNERS’ ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOL

Abstract

Positive parent-school communications benefit parents. The manner in which schools communicate and interact with parents affects the extent and quality of parents' home involvement with their children's learning. For example, schools that communicate bad news about student performance more often than recognizing students' excellence will discourage parent involvement by making parents feel they cannot effectively help their children. This study will make use of a descriptive-co-relation non-experimental quantitative research method. It is descriptive because the data are presented in quantitative descriptions on “Parents Involvement and Learners Engagement in School. The study will be conducted in Davao del Sur School of Fisheries, Division of Davao Del Sur. The respondents of this study will be the junior and senior high school teachers of the research locale to answer the first and second set of questionnaires on the parent involvement and engagement of learners. This revealed that when parents oftentimes involved in school activities, their children also engaged in school activities. This happens because leaners are motivated to the support afforded by their parents in studies not only on financial support but on moral support as well. Students that have involved parents typically do better academically, on tests, and in school. Improved social skills, less disciplinary problems, and better behavior are all associated with higher levels of parental participation. When parents are involved, children often have higher self-esteem and motivation towards their schoolwork. For future researchers, it is strongly recommended that a relative study on the involvement of parents in school activities along with other potential variables will be conducted. Future studies should include diverse populations across different socioeconomic, cultural, and geographical contexts to understand how parental involvement impacts learner engagement in varied settings. KEYWORDS: parents’ involvement and learners’, engagement in school