Parent Involvement according to Education level, Socio-Economic Situation, and Number of Family Members

Abstract

Parents are one of the most influential factors on the lives of the pupil sons. They have the ability to shape, sustain and develop pupils who will be active, interested, diligent, creative and tolerant… by showing their positive involvement in the learning process and educational activities of the pupils, and on the other hand are also capable of repressing and destroying the motivation and ability of the pupils through neglect and indifference to their achievements. This study examines the personal characteristics that may explain the involvement of parents with their sons and daughters through a research project in which 408 parents of 408 pupils participated. They were asked to fill in a questionnaire to measure their involvement, and the results pointed to a clear correlation between the educational level and socio-economic status of the parents and the degree of their involvement. In addition, a new characteristic that had not been previously examined was included among the factors to be measured, which was the number of children in the family. The findings showed a negative correlation between the number of children in the family and parental involvement, but which existed only among parents of boys and not those of girls.