Socio-economic factors affecting parents’ involvement in homework: practices and perceptions from eight Johannesburg public primary schools
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Date
2015
Authors
Ndebele, Misheck
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Faculty of Education, University of the Free State
Abstract
This paper examines socio-economic factors influencing parental involvement in
homework at the Foundation Phase in eight Johannesburg public primary schools.
The research was conducted among over 600 parents from schools in different
geographical and socio-economic areas such as the inner city, suburban and township.
Two primary schools were chosen from each of these settings. This research offers a
form of classification of parents, with the view to analyse the relationship between
the types of parental involvement in homework and different categories of parents.
In this study, I argue that the socio-economic status of parents has a major influence
on participation in their children’s homework. Findings suggest that the higher the
income and socio-economic status, the more parents are likely to become involved,
whereas parents from a poorer socio-economic background are less likely to be
involved in their children’s homework.
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Homework, Parents, Literacy, Numeracy, Socio-economic status, Classification of parents, Suburban, Township, Inner city
Citation
Ndebele, M. (2015). Socio-economic factors affecting parents' involvement in homework: practices and perceptions from eight Johannesburg public primary schools. Perspectives in Education, 33(3), 72-91.