Parental Involvement and Children's Educational Performance: A Comparison of Filipino and US Parents

Researchers, hive long noted that. parental involvement, can substantially influence children's academic performance.. There is a paucity. Of research Which,has focused. on this relationship in developing nation's. Using data from two surveys Of parents, one sample from the Philippine, and one Sample from the United States,this study examines the nature of parental involvement, and how it affect's the school success of elementary students. Among American parents, direct involvement (e.g., helping With homework) yields positive benefits for., children's. grade performance, Among Filipino parents,. indirect forms involvement (e.g., volunteering at their children's schools) are associated with higher grade performance. Overall. Filipino parent are. shown to be more active in their children's school activities. The influence. of parental involvement upon children's,performance in school is shown to vary Substantially between the two, Countries, "depending upon the type of parental involvement and household characteristics. Household income,, in particular, different effects upon Filipino and U.S, children's, grade performance. The results are discussed within a social capital paradigm.