International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 477-490
Revealing the Parents' Manifestation on Their Involvement and Engagement in Elementary Education Download PDF
Aguilar, Lea Camille B.; Icban, Jerwin ; Pangan, Charisse D. ; Rodriguez, Lawrence; Suba, Dessa L.; Catherine G. Danganan, PhD

Abstract:
Parents play a significant role on children's development and have a long-term impact on their learning process. The shift in educational system enables parents to enhance their perspectives and decisions for the improvement of their children's education. Despite the difficulties that parents might be facing, their astonishing level of understanding of the circumstance revealed their unconditional love and commitment to their children. This qualitative study aims to reveal parents' manifestation towards their involvement and engagement in elementary education in the new educational environment. The study utilized descriptive approach to identify parents' views, practices, challenges and coping strategies. Ten (10) parents in elementary school given a set of criteria participated in the semi-structured interviews. The findings in this study lens in the theory of planned behavior to determine parents' views, practices, challenges and coping practices. Furthermore, the study revealed that intention of parents to perform their involvement and engagement is based on something they want to happen in their lives and into their children's lives, specifically for the improvement of elementary education. In addition, the manifestation of parents contributes to the existing knowledge of parental involvement and parental engagement in the Philippine educational setting.