Family involvements in education and quality of education: Some selected 2^nd cycle public schools in west shoa zone, Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1. Sampling techniques used in study area.

Table 1. Total population and sample of study area

Schools	Total population	Sample category
Ambo (Goromtii)	243	58
Ada Berga (Itaya)	245	58
Bako (DanbiiDimaa)	325	78
Ilfata (Haroo)	423	98
Total	1236	292

Figure 2. Proportional levels of parental involvement in education at home.

Figure 3. Proportional levels of parental involvement in education at school.

Table 2. Correlations between parental involvement at home and students performances

Activities related with students		Students’ semester points (per 100%)
To what extent you review your child’s school works?	Pearson Correlation	.269**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
To what extent do you keep home work time, meal and bed time for your child?	Pearson Correlation	.603**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
How do you rate your participation in your child’s school activities, in general?	Pearson Correlation	.307**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
How do you rate the academic performance of your child, in general?	Pearson Correlation	.302**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
How do you rate the overall behaviour of your child, in general?	Pearson Correlation	.447**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
To what extent does your educational level affect your participation in schools of your children?	Pearson Correlation	−.154**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.018
	N	292
To what extent do you think economic factor affect parental participation?	Pearson Correlation	−.069
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.237
	N	292
Are you participating with your child’s homework and studying?	Pearson Correlation	.371**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292

Table 3. Correlations between parental involvement at school activities and students performances

Parental involvement activity variables		Students’ semester points (per 100%)
Do you participate in planning activities with the teachers in school?	Pearson Correlation	.367**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
Do you give quick response for letters sent by the school?	Pearson Correlation	.339**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
Do you participate in parental & social activity at your child school?	Pearson Correlation	.321**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
Do you attend at parents workshop or trainings offered by the school?	Pearson Correlation	.350**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
To what extent do you attend school meetings and give comments?	Pearson Correlation	.110
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.063
	N	292
To what extent you attend parent school conference (card days) every terms?	Pearson Correlation	.412**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292

Table 4. Correlations between summary of parental involvements in education and students’ performances

Types of Parental involvement		Students’ semester points (per 100%)
Parental involvement in education at school	Pearson Correlation	.543**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292
Parental involvement in education at home	Pearson Correlation	.562**
	Sig.(2-tailed)	.000
	N	292

Table 5. Multiple linear regression coefficients results

Model	Β	Std. Error	t	Sig.	95.0% CI for β
					Lower	Upper
(Constant)	47.238	4.244	11.130	.000	38.884	55.593
Gender of the head in household	2.355	1.008	2.335	.020	.370	4.339
Age of the head in household	−.070	.058	−1.219	.224	−.184	.043
Educational level of father	.807	.134	6.031	.000	.543	1.070
Sources of income parents	5.576	.761	7.325	.000	4.077	7.074
Number of children	1.020	.785	1.299	.195	−.525	2.566
Gender of the student	−.133	.857	−.155	.877	−1.819	1.553
Age of the student	2.678	.820	3.265	.001	1.063	4.292

Table 6. Multiple regression coefficients summary of parental involvement

Model	Β	Std. Error	t	Sig.	95.0% CI for β
					Lower	Upper
(Constant)	52.07	1.17	44.47	.000	49.46	54.37
Parental involvement in education at school	5.24	1.12	4.68	.000	3.03	7.44
Parental involvement in education at home	5.97	1.06	5.61	.000	3.88	8.06