PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN

Lotey Gyeltshen; Rebecca Englısh

doi:10.55020/iojpe.1368286

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PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN

Abstract

The present quantitative study explored parents’ engagement in children’s online learning, considering parents’ readiness to engage in their child’s online learning and aligned those with a discussion of parents’ education qualifications. The sample of the study was 374 primary school students’ parents. The data was gathered through survey questionnaires which were checked for reliability before being administered. Descriptive analysis was employed to study parents’ engagement and readiness levels in their child’s online learning, and to study the difference in parents’ engagement and readiness levels based on parents’ education level. One-way ANOVA was employed. In addition, correlation analysis was used to explore the relationship between parents’ readiness level and their engagement in children’s online learning. The findings from the study revealed that parents were engaged in their children’s online learning and confirmed the high readiness level towards involvement in their child’s online learning. However, parents’ engagement and readiness level differed by parents’ educational level so that there was a positive relationship noted between engagement in children’s online learning and their readiness towards online learning. Therefore, the study suggests that parental education level and their readiness towards online learning needs to be considered when schools move teaching and learning online.

Keywords

Parents’ educational level, parents’ engagement level, parents’ readiness level, primary school, Bhutan

Ethical Statement

The authors declare that the study has not unethical issues and that research and publication ethics have been considered carefully. The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Classroom Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Lotey Gyeltshen ^* This is me
0000-0002-1281-9094
Bhutan

Rebecca Englısh This is me
0000-0002-9135-7202
Australia

Publication Date

September 30, 2023

Submission Date

March 29, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 16, 2023

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Year 2023 Volume: 12 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1368286

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Gyeltshen, L., & Englısh, R. (2023). PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN. International Online Journal of Primary Education, 12(3), 168-179. https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1368286

AMA

1.Gyeltshen L, Englısh R. PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN. Int. Online J. Prim. Educ. 2023;12(3):168-179. doi:10.55020/iojpe.1368286

Chicago

Gyeltshen, Lotey, and Rebecca Englısh. 2023. “PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN”. International Online Journal of Primary Education 12 (3): 168-79. https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1368286.

EndNote

Gyeltshen L, Englısh R (September 1, 2023) PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN. International Online Journal of Primary Education 12 3 168–179.

IEEE

[1]L. Gyeltshen and R. Englısh, “PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN”, Int. Online J. Prim. Educ., vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 168–179, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.55020/iojpe.1368286.

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Gyeltshen, Lotey - Englısh, Rebecca. “PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN”. International Online Journal of Primary Education 12/3 (September 1, 2023): 168-179. https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1368286.

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1.Gyeltshen L, Englısh R. PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN. Int. Online J. Prim. Educ. 2023;12:168–179.

MLA

Gyeltshen, Lotey, and Rebecca Englısh. “PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN”. International Online Journal of Primary Education, vol. 12, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 168-79, doi:10.55020/iojpe.1368286.

Vancouver

1.Lotey Gyeltshen, Rebecca Englısh. PARENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND READINESS IN CHILDREN ONLINE LEARNING IN BHUTAN. Int. Online J. Prim. Educ. 2023 Sep. 1;12(3):168-79. doi:10.55020/iojpe.1368286

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