The Relationship between Socioeconomic Status of Parents and their Involvement in School Life

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between the socioeconomic status of the parents of middle school students and their involvement in the school life of the child. The study is a correlational study and the data were collected through surveys. With the specified purpose, demographic information questionnaire and parental involvement scale were administered to a sample consisting of 926 students in grade 6 through 8, enrolling in the middle schools in the central districts of Erzurum province. Education level of parents and working status of parents were used as indicators of the socioeconomic status of parents. Parental involvement, on the other hand, was addressed with parents’ educational aspiration, parental participation, parental communication, and parental autonomy support. Canonical correlation analysis showed that the education level of the parents and the working status of the father are in a positive relation with the parental involvement in the school life. Based on these findings, it can be said that parents who have high socioeconomic status have a higher aspiration for their children's education, communicate more with their children about school, participate more in activities and meetings in the school, and support more their children's autonomy.

Keywords

• parental involvement to school life,socioeconimic status,middle school

Ebeveynlerin Sosyoekonomik Düzeyleri ile Çocuklarının Okul Hayatına Katılımları Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Bu araştırmada, ortaokul öğrencilerinin ebeveynlerinin sosyoekonomik düzeyi ile çocuklarının okul hayatına katılımı arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma korelasyonal bir çalışma olup, anket yolu ile veriler toplanmıştır. Belirlenen amaç doğrultusunda Erzurum ili merkeze bağlı ilçelerdeki ortaokullarda öğrenim görmekte olan, 6. sınıftan 8. sınıfa kadar toplam 926 öğrenciden oluşan örnekleme, demografik bilgi anketi ve ebeveyn katılımı ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Ebeveynlerin sosyoekonimik düzeyinin göstergeleri olarak anne ve babanın eğitim düzeyi ile çalışma durumu kullanılmıştır. Ebeveynlerin çocuklarının okul hayatına katılımını belirlemek için ise, ebeveynlerin çocuklarının eğitimi ile ilgili arzusu, ebeveyn-çocuk iletişimi, ebeveyn katılımı ve ebeveynlerin özerklik desteğinden yararlanılmıştır. Yapılan Canonical korelasyon analizi sonuçları, ebeveynlerin eğitim düzeyi ve babanın çalışma durumunun, ebeveynlerin okul hayatına katılımı ile pozitif yönde ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda, sosyoekonomik düzeyi yüksek olan ebeveynlerin, çocuklarının eğitimi ile ilgili arzusunun daha yüksek olduğu, çocukları ile okulda olanlar hakkında daha fazla iletişim kurduğu, okuldaki etkinliklere ve toplantılara daha fazla katılım gösterdiği ve çocuklarının özerkliğini daha fazla desteklediği söylenebilir.  

Keywords

• Ebeveynlerin okul hayatına katılımı,sosyoekonomik düzey,ortaokul

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