Perceived Parental Involvement in Digital Learning of Higher Secondary Adolescent Students in Kerala

Abstract

Many nations executed emergency strategies, such as lockdown and temporary school closings due to the new-fangled situation of COVID-19. It has pointedly affected families as of the involvement essential in backing children’s online learning at home. The current inquiry aims to examine adolescents’ participation and their home-based parental involvement along their online learning provided by ‘KITE VICTERS’ Educational channel under the General Education Department, Government of Kerala throughout the lockdown and school closure period in 2020- 2021 academic year. The online survey, using closed-ended questionnaire, was administered. Variables included parent’s and their children’s socio-demographic characteristics; students’ participation in online learning through ‘First bell’; and their perceived parental involvement. Data were collected from a sample of adolescent children from higher secondary adolescent students, and statistical data analysis was performed using SPSS. The researcher used univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis to investigate the association between parents’ involvement in students’ online learning. Findings exposed that, according to the adolescent students’, their parents reinforced them throughout the pandemic mainly through the monitoring of participation in online classes and task realization. However, several socio-demographic variables appear to have no significant relation to the participation of students in online/ digital learning. Implications for policies, schools, families are discussed to promote children’s online learning and academic accomplishments.