Parental involvement in their child's education

Literature findings support the conclusion that parent involvement is an important factor in student achievement and while parent involvement is associated with increased student success, parent education and SES level and ethnicity/race is less associated with this student success. These factors may serve as moderating variables related to parent involvement. The purpose of the study was to determine why some parents do not get involved in their children's education. Specifically, findings demonstrated whether family structure, race/ethnicity, education level, gender, or perceptions of involvement are related to levels of parent involvement. Quantitative and qualitative questionnaires were used to survey parents about their level of involvement in their child's education. Findings were that: parent race/ethnicity, parent education level, parent SES, and parent perceptions of involvement, were all significantly related to parental involvement; and perceptions of involvement, SES, parent education, and relationship with student (biological mother or father) significantly predict parental involvement.