The Need For A Fourth Sight: A Study

In 2013, Sarah Holloway, with the Department of Geography at Laughobou University, discussed parental involvement in reference to the amount of time needed. This study attempted to measure the amount of time a parent should be expected to give. She discovered the amount of time parents contribute depended on their social status. Holloway also referenced a mother having a “fourth shift. A “fourth shift” refers to an additional shift of work or home duties. This study concluded that the amount of parental involvement to be expected by a family is depending on the parent’s social class and the need for a mothers “fourth shift.” If this need for a “fourth shift” exists, Holloway suggested the parent will not be able to be as involved in their
This expectation was not always being met. Educators expect parents to be involved. The expectation included, the amount of parental involvement needed, for a child to be successful. This amount was being decided solely by educators. A study done by Cort (2010), argued that parents should be involved in this decision-making process to help ensure academic success. According to Cort, when parents were involved in the decision-making process, they were more apt to being involved (Cort, 2010). In 2010, Banerjee also argued that meeting parental expectations should be imperative to educators. Meeting parental expectations required allowing parents to be involved in the decision making process. A decision making process was needed to decide on the set amount of time a parent should be required to give (Banerjee, 2010). In 2013, Babeauf agreed that a set amount of time for parental involvement the educator feels the parents should be meeting was imperative (Babeauf 2013). Banerjee also concluded that, when the students’ educational needs are being met, the parents are more likely to facilitate in the child’s education. They are also more likely to have a positive relationship and attitude with the educator (Banerjee,
The more parental involvement in a child’s education, the more likely that student will be successful, academically. Since it was suggested that parental involvement is directly correlated with academic success. Based on the research, the amount of parental involvement needed and why some parents are not as involved as they should be, also needed to be explored. The research suggested that the more parental involvement, the better the academic outcome. Educational leaders must focus on how to assist parents in becoming more involved in their child’s education. This could be done by building positive relationships between parents and educators. Having a positive attitude about involvement from parents, and being considerate of parent’s socioeconomic status, is important. The literature also concluded that these considerations included understanding the socioeconomic status sometimes caused a burden on the amount of involvement a parent can