Involving parents in children's school education: effective strategies

Abstract

The paper investigated effective strategies for engaging parents in their children's education. It is a topic of real importance given the empirical evidence of the positive impact parental involvement has on students' academic performance. Through a meta-analysis of recent quantitative studies, several parental engagement strategies were reviewed and their effectiveness in terms of academic performance was assessed. The results showed a positive effect on academic performance in elementary school students, more than in secondary school students. It was found that certain strategies, such as bidirectional communication, providing educational resources to parents, and organizing school events, were particularly effective in promoting parental involvement. These findings have significant implications for educational theory and practice, suggesting that schools and educators can improve students' academic performance by implementing more effective and contextually adapted parental engagement strategies. However, further research is required to explore the qualitative aspects of parental involvement and to adapt engagement strategies to different cultural and socioeconomic contexts.