The Role of Parenting in Predicting Student Achievement: Considerations for School Counseling Practice and Research

Abstract

This interview is the third in the Lifetime Achievement in Counseling Series at TPC that presents an annual interview with a seminal figure who has attained outstanding achievement in counseling over a career. Many people are deserving of this recognition, but I am happy that Josh Smith and Dr. Neal Gray have interviewed a visionary in the counseling profession. I first became aware of Dr. Capuzzi over 30 years ago when I was reading his vast research and scholarship as I prepared to teach my first classes as a counselor educator. Over the years, I have been amazed at Dr. Capuzzi's contribution to the profession and his impact on countless educators, clinicians, and supervisors. I appreciate Josh Smith and Neal Gray for accepting my editorial assignment to interview Dr. Capuzzi. What follows are thought-provoking reflections from a counseling icon and leader.

Parents’, Teachers’ and Principals’ Views on Parental Involvement in Secondary Education Schools in Greece

“…School leadership can make a difference with the initiation of policies which could encourage parents to be involved and the formulation of in-service training activities which could improve teachers' competence and attitudes in parental involvement [6,15,[19][20][21][22]35,38] Parental Involvement can be a tool for increasing educational outcomes and performance of schools [1,2,4,23,27]. Towards this can also serve the development of a strategic parental involvement plan to encourage parents becoming more engaged in their children's education, including parents and teachers communicating and partnering with one another and developing a climate of communication and cooperation between school and family [5,12,[42][43][44]46,47].…”

“…In recent decades, there has been a wide interest concerning the degree and nature to which parents are involved in their children's education [1][2][3][4][5]. Parental involvement in Secondary Education has come under immense scrutiny and criticism by both teachers and principals.…”

The Role of Parental Involvement, Including Parenting Beliefs and Styles, in the Academic Success of American Indian Students

“…To investigate the impact of southeast American Indian parental involvement, including parenting beliefs and styles, on student achievement, we replicated the study conducted by Warren et al (2018). The informed consent form, demographic questionnaire, PAQ-R, and PRIBS were housed in the Qualtrics web-based survey tool.…”

“…Hatch (2014) and Warren et al (2018) stated that disciplinary referrals, suspension, and homework completion are often factors that impact student achievement. Others have reached the same general conclusion about these achievement-related factors (see Kalenkoski & Pabilonia, 2017; Noltemeyer et al, 2015).…”

Teacher’s questioning skills and students’ responses in science subject based on parenting style perspectives

“…Moreover, students' responses in answering teacher questions were also reported regarding parenting styles in their families (Toldson & Lemmons, 2013). Therefore, various studies inform that parenting style is one of the factors that influence the academic achievement of a student (Bacus, 2014;Ishak, Low, & Lau, 2012;Kenney, Lac, Hummer, Grimaldi, & LaBrie, 2015;Necşoi, Porumbu, & Beldianu, 2013;Warren, Locklear, & Watson, 2018).…”