Parental Engagement in Children’s Online Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The emergencies caused by the covid-19 pandemic include many things, one of them is education field which have a new regulation to learn from home. However, not all parents can follow the learning process from home, because not all parents have sufficient time or qualifications to accompany their children. In previous research studies, the topic of parenting learning was limited to research when conditions were normal, not during a pandemic like now. In this study, researchers discussed the importance of parenting education in facing the realities of the learning from home process during the pandemic covid-19. Researchers believe that the argument about family or parents is the basic foundation and important foundation in the learning process of children. The data were collected through questionnaires distributed to parents of primary and secondary school children in four regions of East Java. Results indicated that parents reported quite high involvements in their children online learning during the pandemic. However, there are still some problems that exist regarding how to assist children, and the provision of learning facilities at home.

Daily Life Changes and Life Satisfaction among Korean School-Aged Children in the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…One possible external factor is parental involvement in home learning. Similar to the previous finding, that most parents were engaged in their children's online learning activities [68,69], parents might have been sharing a greater burden of motivating children towards academic work with teachers during this pandemic. Another external protector might be the presence of face-to-face classes.…”

Kontribusi Orang Tua Dalam Pendampingan Belajar Siswa Selama Masa Pandemi

“…Namun pada kenyataanya banyak orang tua yang mengalami kesulitan saat mendampingi dan megikuti pembelajaran anak di rumah. Penelitian (Hafidz et al, 2020) misalnya, yang menunjukkan bahwa tidak semua orang tua bisa mengikuti proses belajar dari rumah, karena tidak semua orang tua memiliki waktu atau kualifikasi yang cukup untuk mendampingi anak-anak mereka. Kemudian diperkuat oleh hasil riset (Novianti et al, 2021) bahwa pelaksanaan pembelajaran di rumah menyebabkan beberapa kesulitan bagi para orang tua diantaranya karena kesiapan pemanfaatan teknologi dan waktu dalam mendampingi anak.…”

“…Faktor pekerjaan juga ditemukan pada riset sebelumnya oleh (Putria et al, 2020) yang menunjukkan bahwa salah saat faktor penghambat pembelaaran dairng yaitu banyaknya orang tua yang sibuk dengan pekerjaan. Temuan kendala waktu diperkuat penelitian (Hafidz et al, 2020) bahwa tidak semua orang tua bisa mengikuti proses belajar dari rumah, karena tidak semua orang tua memiliki waktu untuk mendampingi anak-anak mereka. Kemudian diperkuat oleh hasil riset (Novianti et al, 2021) bahwa pelaksanaan pembelajaran di rumah menyebabkan beberapa kesulitan bagi para orang tua diantaranya karena waktu dalam mendampingi anak.…”

Parental involvement in homework of children with learning disabilities during distance learning: Relations with fear of COVID‐19 and resilience

“…Furthermore, this parents' attitude towards children's homework could be associated with the current period of distance learning during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Digital illiteracy of many parents in combination with technical and financial issues raised at home due to the online learning, such as the need for good quality of internet connection, separate room for school, teleconferences, possible purchase of more than one computer/laptop (Hafidz et al, 2020) could possibly trigger a more conflicting family environment, leading parents to make use of less patient and beneficial ways of helping their children with their school homework.…”

“…On the other hand, parents report problems about how to help their children and provide them with the necessary learning facilities at home. According to parents' responses, this situation often makes them exert control and adopt strict rules when they are involved in their children's homework (Hafidz et al, 2020). Consequently, the findings above seem to be contradictory, as they sometimes reveal a supportive and other times a less supportive parental type during distance learning.…”