Kindergarten Parents’ Capabilities, Roles, And Challenges In Home Supported Learning In The Philippines

Abstract

The primary objective of this action research was to determine the parents’ capabilities, roles, and challenges in home supported learning. A descriptive -correlation type of research was used in this study. The respondents of this study were the 441 parents of kindergarten from forty-five (45) elementary schools in the Division of San Jose City for the school year 2020-2021.Random sampling method was used in choosing the respondents. The data of the study were gathered from the questionnaires utilized by the researcher.

Majority of the parent-respondents were housewives, at the middle age, have small size family, have enough knowledge in home-support learning and living above poverty.  Capable in engaging home-support learning.

They perceived that they have roles in home-support learning  and  have positive perceptions towards home-support learning .

 The study revealed that the lesser the number of children the respondents tended to have higher level of support towards their capabilities and roles in engaging home-supported learning and  the higher the educational attainment, the respondents tend to have higher support in engaging home-supported learning

Based on the present study, the higher the monthly income, the respondents tend to have higher level of support and in engaging home-supported learning