A Study of Parent Involvement in Junior High School in Taipei County

• Main Authors: Su-Mei Lee, 李素梅
• Other Authors: Hui-Liang Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/tjqtfy

碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 技術及職業教育研究所 === 97 === This study aimed to explore the current situation about holding Parents Day in junior high schools in Taipei County and to investigate the types of parents in parent involvement, the perspectives about the purpose of holding Parents Day and Parents Day satisfaction with the current situation about holding Parents Day. The study used Questionnaire Survey as the main research method and the author developed “Questionnaire of Parental Involvement in Schooling in Junior High Schools in Taipei County” as the tool to collect data. The subjects included 773 parents random stratified samples from 23 junior high schools. The valid samples were 578 copies and the percentage of usability was 74.8%. All the data were analyzed through statistics methods of descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way ANOVA. The main conclusions of this study were as follows : 1.“Teaching children individually at home” constituted the largest percentage in the past and future parental involvement in schooling in Taipei County. 2.“cooperating with the community groups and combining the resources with the community to share the responsibility for education” constituted the smallest percentage in the past parental involvement; whereas “participating in the parents’ meetings or the school’s policy meetings" constituted the smallest percentage in the future parental involvement. 3. In the current situation, holding Parents Day without students involved ,on the weekday evening, during the first three weeks and once every semester constituted the largest percentage in parental involvement. 4. Among all the subjects of holding Partents Day, parent-teacher communication, classroom management, teaching programs and learning projects constituted the largest percentage. 5. The subjects of holding Partents Day varied with the school area. 6. Most junior high school parents tended to agree on the perspective of the purpose of holding Parents Day. The extension of agreement varied with the parents’ education status, identity, children’s grade in school and the amount of children. 7. Most junior high school parents tended to satisfy with the current situation about holding Parents Day. Parents Day satisfaction varied with the parents’ identity, children’s grade in school and the amount of children and the school area.