Philippine E-Journals

Demystifying Parental Involvement in Kindergartens’ Homework: A Phenomenological Study

Hannah Lou Sangalla | Danica Amor Monterona | Krizz Kharyn Mabiscay | Emma N. Ramos

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

For most students who, despite knowing that homework is an essential part of their lives in terms of education, were to be asked whether they would prefer keeping the aspect of homework, their reply would usually be “no”. However, in the minds of children within the kindergarten age, homework could be perceived as anything but a cause for stress, if only with the help of their parents. Due to this reality in the world of academics, this study, in the form of a qualitative, phenomenological research design, focuses on whether the parent’s involvement with their kindergarten children’s academic work has a significant impact on their performance as students. The respondents for this research were parents who had at least one kindergarten child within the school wherein their study focused on. During the research, they relied on discussions and interviews; focus groups, in order to gain understanding and the essence of the phenomenon within the study – a phenomenological approach, and though the research focused on the aspect of children and their learning, they also shed some insight about a parent’s relationship with their children. Findings and data from the interviews, that were gathered and interpreted through the use of themes and matrixes, revealed that with each parent, their involvement in regards to assisting their child with their homework was relati