Parental involvement in elementary education in Kazakhstan: Nature, factors, and implications for academic achievement

Abstract

Parental involvement is a multidimensional construct required to ensure children success at school. The current study aimed to investigate parental involvement beliefs and practices utilized by Kazakhstani parents, the factors that mediate parental involvement, as well as the relationship between parental involvement and students’ academic achievement. The research reported on the data collected from 172 parents who had their children in Grade 1 and Grade 4 of the Elementary school....