Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement from the Arab Secondary School Students’ Perspectives at Some Arab Schools in Malaysia

Abstract

The concern of the association between school and home as well as parents’ role towards their children's educational attainment has caught the attention of researchers and educational psychologists since many years. The involvement of parents is crucial for pupils' success in their academic endeavors. Students' academic success may increase or decrease as a result of this participation or involvement. Therefore, the main aim of this current study was to ascertain the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement from the students’ views. The quantitative research method was employed in this research. The data was collected via an adapted questionnaire namely “Parent and School Survey” (PASS). In overall, 300 Arab secondary school students t some Arab schools in Malaysia participated in this study and they were selected by using random sampling method. The result depicted a significant weak positive correlation between parental involvement and participants’ academic achievement (r= .136). It is recommended to carry out additional research using a variety of research approaches on the phenomenon of this study among Arab students