Parents Academy: A Capability Program To Improve Plaza Rizal Elementary School Parents’ Involvement In Education During The Pandemic

AUTHOR(S)

Rexter J. Anda

ABSTRACT

This study aims to analyze Plaza Rizal Elementary School parents’ capability to aid and guide their children during pandemic, enhance their skills, and establish a school-based program for parents.
This used self-made and validated four-point survey questionnaires. Respondents were chosen through purposeful sampling. The data was collected and analyzed using a weighted average mean and a two-way analysis of variance.
During the pandemic, Plaza Rizal Elementary School parents struggled to be involved in their children’s education. These problems included their ability to encourage their children (2.70), their attitude toward education (2.99), and their ability to help their children with academics (2.56). The concerns at Plaza Rizal Elementary School inspired a parents’ academy. It changed how parents helped their children learn and how involved they were in their education when it was implemented.
This was only limited to the 130 parents of Plaza Rizal Elementary School, Gumaca, West District of DepEd Quezon in the SY 2021–2022. The parents’ capability issues warrant coordinated efforts and can be resolved by an organized and efficient capability program through Parents Academy. The established capabilities program helps parents support and lead their children’s education. The 16 schools in the district and the Division of Quezon can implement the curriculum due to its practicality and significance.