- Title
- Parents’ involvement in education of their children: case study of two selected secondary schools in the Amathole West District
- Creator
- Adelabu, O J
- Subject
- Education -- Parent participation
- Subject
- Parent-teacher relationships
- Date Issued
- 2020-10
- Date
- 2020-10
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/19969
- Identifier
- vital:44857
- Description
- Parents’ involvement is a very important element that has an influence on children’s education. However, research has shown that parents’ involvement is the biggest challenge facing South African schools. The study sought to investigate parents’ involvement in the education of their children at secondary school in Amathole West District, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study was underpinned by Epstein’s theory of parental involvement and the Ecological framework. A qualitative approach was adopted in this study which was located within an interpretivist paradigm and used a case study approach with a sample of 26 participants which includes (2 school principals, 6 educators, 6 parents and 12 learners) were selected conveniently, data was collected using focus group discussions, interviews and document analysis. The study revealed that although schools have employed various strategies to improve parental involvement in their children’s education, there are still challenges which inhibit the effectiveness of these strategies. The study also revealed that most parents are unable to get involved as expected by the school due to some challenges such as poverty, unemployment, educational background, distance and illiteracy. Consequently, the study recommended that parents must be more actively involved in the school and collaborate with their children’s teacher in order to bring out the best in their children. Furthermore, to ensure effective parents’ involvement, schools may have activities that can develop, improve and encourage parents’ involvement in such areas as parenting, communication, learning at home, volunteering, decision making and community collaboration.
- Description
- Thesis (MEd) -- Faculty of Education, 2020
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (197 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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