Abstract:
Parents are important individuals in children's lives, for they provide them with
appropriate guidance that leads them to success. This research project was conducted
to determine the effects of parental involvement on children's academic achievement
in relation to parents' socioeconomic status and educational background in a private
and a public school in Greater Beirut. The participants were 957 students of cycle two
at both schools, 722 parents, 50 teachers, and the two principals of the schools.
Questionnaires and two interview schedules were the two major data collection
instruments. The results obtained from the questionnaires and the interviews showed
the importance of parental involvement and to what extent it is present in both
schools in relation to parents' socioeconomic status and educational background.
Moreover, the results taken on parental involvement are compared with students'
achievement which showed a positive correlation. Therefore, future researchers shall
focus on the effects of parental involvement on children's social and cognitive
development.