Making Learning Visible: Role of Parents in Enhancing the Quality of Teaching at Montessori Level

Abstract

The study is about parental involvement in quality of teaching at preeducation level (PG to Class2). The aim of this research is to explore the
effect of parents’ involvement in the enhancement of quality of teaching at
Montessori level. This research was descriptive in nature. The parents and
teachers of students studying in Lahore city were the target population of
the research. The sample size of the study was two hundred parents and one
hundred students of PG to class 2, from ten public and ten private primary
schools. The survey method was used for data collection. It has been found
out that parents are facing challenges and difficulties in rearing of child in
current era. Study has witnessed a notable gap in students’ achievement due
to less parents’ support in classroom guidance provided to their kids at
preschool level. Findings of this study show that teaching quality and
learning level of student is directly correlated with scales from the parental
involvement. This study clearly shows that parent’s involvement plays an
important role in enhancing of student learning at home as well as in school.
Evidence based research in this literature review indicated that those
preschool approaches are more successful that have focus on role of parents
along with the teacher.