Students’ Involvement in School and Parental Support: Contributions to the Socio-Educational Intervention

• DOI: 10.15405/epsbs.2016.11.29
• Publication Date: 2016-11-22T16:12:58Z
• Authors: Sara Alexandre Fe...; Diana Cantarinha; Ana Berta Alves; Esperança Jales R...; Maria João Amante
• Keywords: adjustment; 4. Education; 05 social sciences; socio-educational intervention; Involvement; parental support; 0503 education

Student involvement in the school and perception of parental support are core variables context studies on personal adjustment children adolescents should be considered socio-educational intervention. In this study, we formulated following objectives: i) to understand differences students’ support, according several sociodemographic variables, ii) analyse relationship between iii) outline intervention strategies contexts children’s lives. This is a non-experimental, correlational cross-sectional study by means non-probabilistic convenience sample consisting 150 children, aged 10 16 years, attending 2nd 3rd cycles basic education [5th – 9th years schooling] central region Portugal. The data collection instruments were “Students’ Engagement School: Four-Dimensional Scale SES-4DS” (Veiga 2013, 2016), “Perceived Parental Support Scale” (Veiga, 2011) part with socio-demographic questions was added. We found significant overall (and partial) amounts student depending age, gender (in agency behaviour subscales), difficulties/retentions methods (time, place schedule). also positive relationships support. results line scientific literature field, which highlights key role academic psychosocial young people. These Given above, present areas action promoting parent educational process.