Educational Encouragement, Parenting Styles, Gender and Ethnicity as Predictors of Academic Achievement among Special Education Students

Abstract

Current study examines the predictors' of academic achievement: role of parenting styles, educational encouragement, gender and ethnicity among special education students. Participants of this study consisted 200 special education students (N = 105 boys and N = 95 girls) age varies 14 to 19 years from one school located at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Results showed authoritative parenting styles were mostly used by the parents of their special education students. Significant relationships were existed in parenting styles, educational encouragement and academic achievement among special educational students. Educational encouragement from mother, father, sibling and friends, ethnicity and gender were found to be significant predictors for academic achievement. Findings of current research suggested parenting styles and educational encouragement contribute to special education student's academic achievement. The results of the current study provide the insight for the educators, teachers and parents dealing with special education adolescents.

Parental Involvement in Learning Environment, Social Interaction, Communication, and Support Towards Children Excellence at School

“…However, there is no depth research has been done on the effectiveness of this program in educating parents the importance of their involvement in child learning in and outside of school. Past researchers found that parental involvement helps in increasing student academic achievement and positive behaviors (Jeynes, 2007;Toldston, 2008;Plunkett et al, 2008;Kordi &Baharudin, 2010), student less aggressive and decreasing in dropout rates (Kratochwill et al, 2004), student become competent (Hill et al, 2004) and student more motivated (Khan et al, 2014).…”

Dukungan Informasional Orang Tua: Penentu Keberhasilan Prestasi Akademik Anak Di Perdesaan

“…Artinya, meskipun dukungan informasional yang diberikan orang tua masih rendah, akan tetapi dukungan ini memiliki hubungan yang bermakna besar dengan pencapaian prestasi akademik anak. Hubungan antara dukungan informasional orang tua dengan prestasi akademik ini sejalan dengan penelitian Khan et al (2014) yang menyatakan dukungan orang tua yang diberikan kepada anak akan memengaruhi motivasi anak untuk meningkatkan prestasinya dan melanjutkan pendidikan. Dukungan ini berperan penting sebagai faktor protektif yaitu faktor yang melindungi, meringankan, menyangga, dan dengan demikian mengurangi resiko yang dialami individu sehingga individu terbantu melakukan penyesuaian sosial yang adaptif.…”

The role of creativity in principals’ leadership practices towards parental involvement

“…Past studies highlighted that parental involvement facilitates schools in producing excellent students (Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler, 1997; Fan and Chen, 2001; Jeynes, 2011; Ismail and Abdullah, 2013) by preventing disciplinary problems (Bear et al , 2014; Ahmad et al , 2017) and reducing the dropout rate (Kratochwill et al , 2004). In addition, Hill and Tyson (2009) highlighted that students are also more competent and motivated (Khan et al , 2014). In conclusion, the encouragement and support from parents in school activities are advantageous to students.…”