A Review of the Relationship between Parental Involvement and Children’s Academic Achievement and the Role of Family Socioeconomic Status in this Relationship
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2023
Yazarlar: Turhan ŞENGÖNÜL
Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction,, ESCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Education Index; ERIC, 2023, cilt 12, ss 32-57
Özet
<p>Based on Bronfenbrenner’s (1986) </p><p>ecological </p><p>system theory, Bourdieu’s (1997) concept of cultural capital and Coleman’s concept </p><p>of social capital, the present study has examined the relationship between parents’ involvement in their children’s education </p><p>and their academic achievement as well as the role the socioeconomic status plays in this relationship. Results obtained from a </p><p>re-examination of 42 studies published between 2003 and 2021 revealed that there was a positive correlation between parental </p><p>involvement and academic achievement of children. Parental involvement at home and at school, such as parents’ reading to </p><p>their children at home, providing encouragement and support for learning, maintaining high aspirations and expectations for </p><p>their children’s education and academic success, establishing communication, discussing school issues with their children, all </p><p>have positively impacted the academic achievement of children. Socio-economic status (SES) affected the relationship between </p><p>parental involvement and school success of children and played a mediating role in this relationship. Children of families with </p><p>higher socioeconomic status made better use of their parents’ involvement thanks to their parent’s greater cultural capital. </p><p>Nevertheless, the educational involvement that parents with lower socioeconomic status can demonstrate is important in that </p><p>it reduces or eliminatates the disadvantages that children from poor and lower educated families may encounter and the risk of </p><p>academic failure. The impact of increased parental involvement on poor and lower SES children was greater, and these children </p><p>made better use of parental involvement and were able to boost their academic achievement to a certain extent.</p><p>Keywords: </p><p>Cultural capital, Parental involvement in education, Social capital, Socio-economic status and academic achievement</p><p><br></p>