Abstract
This study aims to find out the parents’ involvement on their children’s’ educational attainment in mathematics from the teachers’ perspective in particular. The qualitative approach was actively employed. Besides, a sample of experienced teachers and educators was taken. The sample consists of 13 male and female teachers with whom the notion of parents’ involvement was discussed, challenges of parents’ involvement, to what extent it might be effective, the purpose of parents’ involvement and how parents could be helpful to the academic staff throughout the educational process, and the impact of such involvement on the value system. In accordance with the research results; all teachers were in favour of parents’ involvement. Parents’ involvement, according to the interviewed teachers, is vital for the success of the educational process. Some teachers, however, viewed parents’ involvement as a threat to the school staff, i.e. they prefer a controlled level of involvement that does not preach the teacher’s own work space and freedom. Some teachers expressed the problem with parents’ involvement in the fact that some parents lack the necessary level of awareness. Based on the research findings; I recommend a broader parents’ involvement. The prior is in favour of children’s educational attainment. Besides, specialized courses for parents should be seriously considered in order to raise their awareness. In the Negev region, for instance, parents’ involvement is extremely limited due to polygamy, work burden and other social problems.
Highlights
Supremacy of human life and the sense of its significance is closely associated with the supremacy of the moral code and the values that people would normally resort to, whether individually or collectively
This study aims to find out the parents’ involvement on their children’s’ educational attainment in mathematics from the teachers’ perspective in particular
The sample consists of 13 male and female teachers with whom the notion of parents’ involvement was discussed, challenges of parents’ involvement, to what extent it might be effective, the purpose of parents’ involvement and how parents could be helpful to the academic staff throughout the educational process, and the impact of such involvement on the value system
Summary
Supremacy of human life and the sense of its significance is closely associated with the supremacy of the moral code and the values that people would normally resort to, whether individually or collectively. Research by Halgunseth, Peterson, Stark, & Moodie (2009), indicates that parents’ active involvement leads to better educational attainment and to the acquisition of higher morals on their children’s behalf. New studies focus on parents’ involvement in the educational process and to what extent it might contribute to its success. In order for education to be a continuous process, and to, manifest into a behaviour, parents’ active involvement should be present as a foundation stone for the support of their children’s educational attainment and for the entrenchment of the value system. The study asks a very important question that relates to the students’ achievements, the school environment, and the educational process at large: What is the effect of parents' involvement on the students' educational attainment and their value system at school?
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