Volume 13, Issue 2A and 2B, 2025

Importance of Parental Involvement for Students’ Academic Motivation

Adewumi Adeoye Adepoju & Oluyomi Susan Pitan

Abstract

This paper examines how parental involvement contributes to students’
academic motivation. The concepts of motivation, students’ academic
motivation and parental involvement were discussed. It equally discussed the
roles of parental involvement in shaping students’ academic motivation and
the multifaceted challenges hindering effective parental involvement in
students' academic motivation and overall learning experience. Time
constraints, parental stress and fatigue, a lack of parental education,
unavailability of resources and limited access to information were identified
as significant obstacles. Recognizing the importance of parental engagement,
this paper offers a set of recommendations to address these challenges
collaboratively. Proposed strategies include advocating for flexible work
arrangements, establishing parent education programmes, ensuring accessible
to educational resources, improving communication channels, fostering
parent-teacher collaboration, promoting community support networks,
integrating technology for real-time updates, and advocating for work-life
balance. By implementing these recommendations, stakeholders can work
together to create an environment that empowers parents to actively participate
in their child's education, ultimately contributing to improved academic
motivation, emotional well-being, and a more enriching educational journey
for students.

Keywords

Academic motivation, involvement, motivation, parental parental communication, homework support and parental attendance

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