تلخیص
Parental involvement is an integral part of students‟ school life. The concept of parental
involvement emphasizes the parents‟ responsibility for helping and promoting students‟ success in
school. This study aimed to identify the perception of elementary school students about their
parent involvement at home and school. This quantitative investigation was based on a descriptive
research design. All the students of public and private schools of Lahore city were the population
of the study. Sample of 300 (male 137 and female 163) students was selected by using multi stage
random sampling technique. Self-developed and validated questionnaire Parent Involvement at
Home and School (PIHAM) consisted of 30 items was used for data collection. The Cronbach's
alpha of the scale was α=.86. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive (Mean & Standard
deviation) and independent sample t-test. Results of the study revealed that majority of the
elementary school students perceive that their parents were involved in their academic affairs and
parents‟ qualification is a dominant factor of parent involvement at school and home. Parents are
more involved in boy students‟ academic affairs at home and school than the girl students.
Moreover, parents are more involved in the academic matters of the students of class 6th than the
students of class 8th.
Misbah Malik, Noreen Rafiq, Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry, Ghulam Fatima. (2019) Perceptions of Elementary School Students about their Parents’ Involvement at Home and School, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-29, Issue-2.
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