Implication Parentale et préparation scolaire des enfants en maternelle : Cas de de l’école Sainte Rosa Venerini d’Ebolowa.

Abstract

A number of studies have linked a child’s school adjustment in kindergarten to his or her future academic success. This early preparation entails a number of factors, including parental involvement in the child’s school life, though there is no consensus on the issue. Our study therefore has two objectives. First, it determines which characteristics of the teacher, family and child are associated with parental involvement. The primary objective is to establish possible links between parental involvement and a child’s school adjustment in kindergarten. Our findings indicate that the teacher’s age and professional experience, the age of the parents, and the mother’s education level are factors associated with parental involvement. In addition, we show that each aspect of a child’s school adjustment in kindergarten (i.e. physical health and well-being, cognitive development, social integration, self-regulation, etc.) is associated with parent-teacher communication and parental involvement in the child’s school. Our study thus makes a valuable contribution to the field of education science, by demonstrating the relationship between parental involvement and a child’s school adjustment.