Research Article

The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement

Volume: 22 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
E.nihal Lindberg *, Pınar Güven
TR EN

The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement

Abstract

This study is a correlational research that aims to define the relationship between parental involvement, parental expectations and elementary school students’ academic success. The research was conducted in …… province and in defining the sample of the study, it was aimed to ensure the diversity of socioeconomic level and sociocultural status. Totally, 420 parents have voluntarily participated in the research after the purpose of the study explained to them. The data was gathered with the Scale for School and Family Involvement in Elementary Schools, subscale of parents developed by Sheldon and Epstein’s (2007) which has been adapted into Turkish by Oğuz (2012). While there was only one dependent variable of the study (academic success), there are six independent variables (parents’ educational status, household income, parents’ gender, child’s gender, parental involvement, parental expectation). Within the research, independent samples t-test and Chi-square independence test were used. Moreover, logistic regression analysis was performed in order to define the power of predictability of the variables. Results showed that, there are not significantly statistical relations between academic success and parents’ gender, children’s gender, parental involvement at school. On the other hand, it has been concluded that parents’ educational status, household income, parental expectation and parental involvement at home are significantly correlated with children’s academic success. It was seen that the most important predictor of a child’s academic success is parental expectations. Based on the results, recommendations were developed for parents, schools and researchers.

Keywords

Academic achievement , Parental Involvement , Parental cognitions , Parental expectations

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APA
Lindberg, E., & Güven, P. (2021). The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 22(1), 809-840. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.888292
AMA
1.Lindberg E, Güven P. The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement. INUJFE. 2021;22(1):809-840. doi:10.17679/inuefd.888292
Chicago
Lindberg, E.nihal, and Pınar Güven. 2021. “The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 22 (1): 809-40. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.888292.
EndNote
Lindberg E, Güven P (April 1, 2021) The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 22 1 809–840.
IEEE
[1]E. Lindberg and P. Güven, “The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement”, INUJFE, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 809–840, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.17679/inuefd.888292.
ISNAD
Lindberg, E.nihal - Güven, Pınar. “The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education 22/1 (April 1, 2021): 809-840. https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.888292.
JAMA
1.Lindberg E, Güven P. The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement. INUJFE. 2021;22:809–840.
MLA
Lindberg, E.nihal, and Pınar Güven. “The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement”. İnönü University Journal of the Faculty of Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 809-40, doi:10.17679/inuefd.888292.
Vancouver
1.E.nihal Lindberg, Pınar Güven. The Impact of Parental Involvement and Expectations on Elementary School Students’ Academic Achievement. INUJFE. 2021 Apr. 1;22(1):809-40. doi:10.17679/inuefd.888292