De invloed van ouderbetrokkenheid op de schoolprestaties van leerlingen
| PhD ceremony: | Ms I.L. (Inge) van der Heul |
| When: | October 01, 2020 |
| Start: | 12:45 |
| Supervisor: | prof. dr. M.P.C. (Greetje) van der Werf |
| Co-supervisor: | dr. E.J. van Schooten |
| Where: | Academy building RUG |
| Faculty: | Behavioural and Social Sciences |
The relationship between parents and their children's education has been in the public eye for some time. Despite a multitude of scientific studies and initiatives to improve parental involvement in education, there are still gaps in our knowledge about the functioning of parental involvement. This dissertation shows that the effect of parental involvement seems to be more complicated than current scientific theories suggest. The results of the study show that the effect of parental involvement seems to be more complicated than current scientific theories suggest. Parental involvement also works differently for primary school pupils than for secondary school students. Finally, it appears that demographic characteristics of parents, such as the level of education and the language they speak with their children at home, can influence the effect of involvement on school performance.