Parents' Involvement, Satisfaction, and Students' Competence in English as a Second Language in Private Schools in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Abstract

Parental involvement in education over the past decade has proved to positively influence students' achievement; however, the relationships involved are not fully understood yet. This current study was carried out to determine the correlation between the degree of parents' involvement in their children's education and parent's level of satisfaction with students' competence in English as a second language. Data were gathered with questionnaires. This study revealed that when parents of ESL students are ‘often involved’ in their children's education, they are likely to be ‘moderately satisfied’ with their children's competence in English as a second language. For schools teaching ESL to improve students' competence in English, one way to accomplish that is to ensure that parents are at least moderately involved in their children's education.