Developing a parent-school partnership model for enhancing parent participation in the schools of the Daughters of Charity

Date of Publication

2002

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education Major in Educational Management

Subject Categories

Educational Leadership

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Educational Leadership and Management

Thesis Adviser

Exaltacion E. Lamberte

Defense Panel Chair

Roberto Borromeo

Defense Panel Member

Emelita Arevalo
Flordelina D. Ospick
Flordeliza Reyes
Bienvenido Santos

Abstract/Summary

To determine the nature of parent participation, mean was computed. To estimate the degree of relationship between parent- and school-related factors to parent participation in school the chi-square test of independence and the Somer's d test of prediction, were computed. Frequencies and percentages were also computed for qualitative variables. Results of the study show that participation is demonstrated in Type I, Basic Obligations of Parent, Type II, Basic Obligations of School, and Type III, Parents' Involvement in the Learning Activities of Children at Home. Parents participate in activities that are either home- or school-based and are skills-related. School-related factors, Leadership style of School Officials, Teachers' Practices, and School-Sponsored are predictive factors for parents' participation in school activities. Based on the results of the study, a general model of parent-school partnership for enhancing parents' involvement in school activities has been developed. It consists of four important elements, namely: actual parents' involvement under Epstein's typology, predictive factors, critical activities that need to be enhanced, and intervention programs/strategies.

This dissertation examines parents' participation in school with the end in view of developing a model for enhancing parent participation. It adopted the five typologies of parents' involvement developed by Epstein (1982), namely 1) Basic Obligations of Parents, Basic Obligation of Schools, 3) Parents' involvement at School, 4) Parents' Involvement in Learning Activities of Children at Home, and 5) Parents' Involvement in Governance. Data was gathered from parents of students of the 17 schools managed by the Daughters of Charity in the Philippines, and the combined faculty and administrators. For data collection, the study used self-administered questionnaire. Two major correlates were examined, namely 1) parent-related factors which included educational attainment, occupation, parents' expectations for their children, and number of children enrolled in school, and 2) school-related factors which constituted leadership practices of school officials, teacher's practices, and school sponsored activities.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG03753

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

463 leaves

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