A deeper look at the literature has revealed that student’s achievements are multifactorial, and greatly depends on the many social contexts within which they operate. [Reference needed] claims that both the school and the family have a major impact in a child’s life and helps mould their development. [Reference needed] and [Reference needed] supports this view in their paper [Reference needed], which argues that the sphere of influence of the school and the family are not separate and distinct, but rather overlap to socialize and educate children.
For the most part, student achievement is expressed mostly in terms of academic performance. To this end, schools are viewed as the chief stimulus and are much criticized for the declining levels of student academic performance. But even within this highly narrow view of student achievement, is overwhelming evidence that parental involvement is the key to a student’s academic success [Reference], [Reference] and [Reference]. As such, this dissertation is meant to explore the role of parental involvement in student achievement.