Parental involvement in public school programs and activities in Omar District, Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education – Sulu: Teacher’s perspective

Nijar Pailan; Masnona Asiri

doi:10.62596/zwq62d13

Authors

Nijar A. Pailan Sulu State College Graduate Studies Jolo, Sulu Author
Masnona S. Asiri Sulu State College Graduate Studies Jolo, Sulu Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62596/zwq62d13

Keywords:

Parental Involvement, Public School Programs, Higher And Technical Education, Teacher’s Perspective

Abstract

This study is descriptive-exploratory research determining the extent of parental involvement in public school programs and activities as perceived by teachers at Omar District, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, Sulu. Employing weighted mean, standard deviation, t-test for independent samples, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s r test of correlation. The following are the findings of this study: 1) Out of 100 teacher-respondents, the great majority are within 31 years old and above age brackets, are female, and most have 6–10 years of service and a bachelor’s degree. All the sub-categories subsumed under the extent of parental involvement in public school programs and activities, as perceived by teachers at Omar District, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education—Sulu, are all rated as “highest extent,” with a total weighted mean score of 4.67, 4.61, 4.59, and 4.52 with a standard deviation of .15786,.20728,.19589, and .28588, respectively, by the teacher-respondents at Omar District, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education—Sulu. 3) Generally, there is no significant difference in the extent of parental involvement in public school programs and activities, as perceived by teachers at Omar District, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education—Sulu, when data are grouped according to their demographic profile. 4) Generally, the sub-categories subsuming the extent of parental involvement in public school programs and activities, as perceived by teachers at Omar District, Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education—Sulu, are moderately correlated, which means there is but not strong interdependency among the subcategories subsumed.

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