Luận văn an investigation into the influence of parental expectations and support on their children’s learning english motivation

Research findings have also shown that a continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can improve academic achievement Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY- HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES,

SURE EOE OIE

NGUYEN TID TUYET LAN

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS AND SUPPORT ON THEIR CHILDREN’S LEARNING — ENGLISIT MOTIVATION

(Một nghiên cứu điều tra về Lác động của sự mong đợi và hỗ trợ

của cha mẹ đến động lực học Tiếng Anh của trẻ)

MA

[NOR PROGRAMME TIIESIS

Kield: English Tcaching Mcthodology Code: 60140111

HANOT - 2017

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERS! [ANOT UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES

Ieee tea ake

THỊ TUYẾT LAN

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS AND SUPPORT ON THEIR CHILDREN’S LEARNING — ENGLISH MOTIVATION

(Một nghiên cứu điều tra về tác động của sự mong đợi và hỗ trợ

của cha mẹ dến dộng lực học Tiếng Anh của trẻ)

M.A MINOR PROGRAMME TIIESIS

Field: English Teaching Methodology

Code: 60140111

Supervisor: Prof Dr Hoang Văn Vân

HANOI - 2017

DECLARATION

L hereby declare that my thesis “AN INVESTIGATION INO THE INFLUENCE OF

PARENTAL EXPECTATIONS AND SUPPORT ON THEIR CHILDREN’S LEARNING

ENGLISI MOTIVATION” submitled for the Faculty of Post-Graduale Studies,

University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University

has been composed by myself, apart from the help recognized This paper has also

nol been subritied for any other degree or processional qualification except as

specified

Hanoi, 2017

Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Lan

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 1: Short-term expectations from parents 22 Table 2: Long-teru expectetions from parents -

Chart I: parental support by investing in extra leaming 26 Table 4: parental support by investing in leaning equipment 38 Table 5: Time suppart from parents 31 Table 6: The parental frequency ol’ keeping in touch with school, English center and PUEDE ec ceccsestetntnenneeotntsineeatetetseiesnebctnesiisianatieinienseieinieeiiaesee 34 Table 7: Rewards and punishments from parents 37 Table 8: The conclation botweon parontal expectations and support and their

children’s learning-Enelish motivation 40

vi

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

ABSTRACT

This study examines the impact of expectations and support given by the

parents on learning English motivation of grade 8 private school students The

purpose of this study was (a) to explore parental expectation and support lo children’s Hnglish learning, (b) to demonstrate the correlation between parental

expeclation and support and their children’s English leaming motivation Survey

questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection Further interviews to both parents and children were also conducted to find out the reasons for the results

obtained from the questionaire The data regarding parental expectation and support, their influence on learning motivation was collected from a sample of 90

parents and their 90 students in 8" grade from Doan ‘Thi Diem- Licopark school in

Hung Yen, Viemam After the analysis of data, it was concluded that most of

parents are well aware of their role for their children’s English leaning However, a noticeable thing is that parents do not directly join in their children’s leaming

activities although their attitude is of responsible type Abave all, the findings of the

study revealed thal parents’ contribution to then children’s education has a both

positive and negative effect on learning motivation

1

2 Aims & Rescarch QuesLiors

2.1 Aims of the study

3.2 Significance of the Study - - 4

4.Organivation of the study - - - 4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ¬ 5

2 Defining parental support 7

3, Defining children’s leamning-English motivation - I0

2, Context of the Study ccccssssssssussssessssueesssussssaessussssansisusssssaeessannsosanssvneeseee 16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to send my thanks to many individuals for their invaluable help

during the conduct of ihe research Without their help, the completion of this

research project would not have been possible

First and foremost, I would like to express my special appreciation and

thamks to my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoang Van Van for his remarkable supervision, enthusiastic guidance, invaluable support and critical feedback throughout the

research,

Besides my advisor, I wouldlike to thank all the Board and teachers from

Doan ‘Thi Diem Lcopark private secondary school for their assistance in providing

information and distibuling questionnaires and interviews to parents and siuderds al

arade 8

Next, | wish to send my big thanks to the students at grade 8A and 8L and

their parents for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my

research questionnaire and interviews

Furthermore, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family and

friends, especially my mother, for standing by me and for giving me their

smsconditional love, care, good assistance and patience

Finally, my sincere thanks also po to graders and readers for their valuable

evaluation and feedback om this thesis

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to send my thanks to many individuals for their invaluable help

during the conduct of ihe research Without their help, the completion of this

research project would not have been possible

First and foremost, I would like to express my special appreciation and

thamks to my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoang Van Van for his remarkable supervision, enthusiastic guidance, invaluable support and critical feedback throughout the

research,

Besides my advisor, I wouldlike to thank all the Board and teachers from

Doan ‘Thi Diem Lcopark private secondary school for their assistance in providing

information and distibuling questionnaires and interviews to parents and siuderds al

arade 8

Next, | wish to send my big thanks to the students at grade 8A and 8L and

their parents for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my

research questionnaire and interviews

Furthermore, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family and

friends, especially my mother, for standing by me and for giving me their

smsconditional love, care, good assistance and patience

Finally, my sincere thanks also po to graders and readers for their valuable

evaluation and feedback om this thesis

5, Data collection and analysis procedures

CHAP1ER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION,

3.2 L/eamning prGcessing, xuanagomeniL si

2.2.1 The parental frequency of keeping in touch with school English center

3 The correlation between parental expectations and support and their children’s

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

Education is essential for the development of society The more educated the

people of a society arc, the more civilized and well disciplined the socicty might be

Mainly, family has responsibility to socialize children for making them productive

amembers of socicty The more the parents involve in the process of imparting

education to thei children, the more the children might excel m their academic

career and to become the productive and responsible members of society

It has becn assumed that academic achievement of students may not only depend on the quality of schools and the teachers, rather the extent of parental

involvement has vital role ta play in academic achievement of their kids The focus

of this study is to examine a relationship (if any) betweon the oxtont of parental

involvement 1n academic activities of their children and the level of their children’s academic achisvement The transition from middie school ta secondary school may

be an overwhchmimg and atressful_ experience for young adolescents Developmentally, students are entering a period in their lives when their physical,

cognitive, psychological, and social characteristics are beginning to evolve

Sceondary school studeris exporicrice both a contextual change and a personal change during this transition It may often be a confusing time for students, their

families, and the other adults im their lives who seck lo support their healthy

development and learning The sccondary school learning environment may be more complex than elementary school and academic achievement expectations

imerease Children are more likely to bave higher academic achnevernent levels and

improved behavior when families are involved in their education (Bryan, 2005) Learning begins at home through interaction with one’s family

Parental involvement in a child’s education along will environmental and

economic factors may affect child development in areas such as cognition,

language, and social skills Numerous studies in this area have demonstrated the

importance of family interaction and involvement in the years prior lo ertenng

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

Education is essential for the development of society The more educated the

people of a society arc, the more civilized and well disciplined the socicty might be

Mainly, family has responsibility to socialize children for making them productive

amembers of socicty The more the parents involve in the process of imparting

education to thei children, the more the children might excel m their academic

career and to become the productive and responsible members of society

It has becn assumed that academic achievement of students may not only depend on the quality of schools and the teachers, rather the extent of parental

involvement has vital role ta play in academic achievement of their kids The focus

of this study is to examine a relationship (if any) betweon the oxtont of parental

involvement 1n academic activities of their children and the level of their children’s academic achisvement The transition from middie school ta secondary school may

be an overwhchmimg and atressful_ experience for young adolescents Developmentally, students are entering a period in their lives when their physical,

cognitive, psychological, and social characteristics are beginning to evolve

Sceondary school studeris exporicrice both a contextual change and a personal change during this transition It may often be a confusing time for students, their

families, and the other adults im their lives who seck lo support their healthy

development and learning The sccondary school learning environment may be more complex than elementary school and academic achievement expectations

imerease Children are more likely to bave higher academic achnevernent levels and

improved behavior when families are involved in their education (Bryan, 2005) Learning begins at home through interaction with one’s family

Parental involvement in a child’s education along will environmental and

economic factors may affect child development in areas such as cognition,

language, and social skills Numerous studies in this area have demonstrated the

importance of family interaction and involvement in the years prior lo ertenng

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to send my thanks to many individuals for their invaluable help

during the conduct of ihe research Without their help, the completion of this

research project would not have been possible

First and foremost, I would like to express my special appreciation and

thamks to my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoang Van Van for his remarkable supervision, enthusiastic guidance, invaluable support and critical feedback throughout the

research,

Besides my advisor, I wouldlike to thank all the Board and teachers from

Doan ‘Thi Diem Lcopark private secondary school for their assistance in providing

information and distibuling questionnaires and interviews to parents and siuderds al

arade 8

Next, | wish to send my big thanks to the students at grade 8A and 8L and

their parents for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my

research questionnaire and interviews

Furthermore, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family and

friends, especially my mother, for standing by me and for giving me their

smsconditional love, care, good assistance and patience

Finally, my sincere thanks also po to graders and readers for their valuable

evaluation and feedback om this thesis

ABSTRACT

This study examines the impact of expectations and support given by the

parents on learning English motivation of grade 8 private school students The

purpose of this study was (a) to explore parental expectation and support lo children’s Hnglish learning, (b) to demonstrate the correlation between parental

expeclation and support and their children’s English leaming motivation Survey

questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection Further interviews to both parents and children were also conducted to find out the reasons for the results

obtained from the questionaire The data regarding parental expectation and support, their influence on learning motivation was collected from a sample of 90

parents and their 90 students in 8" grade from Doan ‘Thi Diem- Licopark school in

Hung Yen, Viemam After the analysis of data, it was concluded that most of

parents are well aware of their role for their children’s English leaning However, a noticeable thing is that parents do not directly join in their children’s leaming

activities although their attitude is of responsible type Abave all, the findings of the

study revealed thal parents’ contribution to then children’s education has a both

positive and negative effect on learning motivation

1

2 Aims & Rescarch QuesLiors

2.1 Aims of the study

3.2 Significance of the Study - - 4

4.Organivation of the study - - - 4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ¬ 5

2 Defining parental support 7

3, Defining children’s leamning-English motivation - I0

2, Context of the Study ccccssssssssussssessssueesssussssaessussssansisusssssaeessannsosanssvneeseee 16

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

Education is essential for the development of society The more educated the

people of a society arc, the more civilized and well disciplined the socicty might be

Mainly, family has responsibility to socialize children for making them productive

amembers of socicty The more the parents involve in the process of imparting

education to thei children, the more the children might excel m their academic

career and to become the productive and responsible members of society

It has becn assumed that academic achievement of students may not only depend on the quality of schools and the teachers, rather the extent of parental

involvement has vital role ta play in academic achievement of their kids The focus

of this study is to examine a relationship (if any) betweon the oxtont of parental

involvement 1n academic activities of their children and the level of their children’s academic achisvement The transition from middie school ta secondary school may

be an overwhchmimg and atressful_ experience for young adolescents Developmentally, students are entering a period in their lives when their physical,

cognitive, psychological, and social characteristics are beginning to evolve

Sceondary school studeris exporicrice both a contextual change and a personal change during this transition It may often be a confusing time for students, their

families, and the other adults im their lives who seck lo support their healthy

development and learning The sccondary school learning environment may be more complex than elementary school and academic achievement expectations

imerease Children are more likely to bave higher academic achnevernent levels and

improved behavior when families are involved in their education (Bryan, 2005) Learning begins at home through interaction with one’s family

Parental involvement in a child’s education along will environmental and

economic factors may affect child development in areas such as cognition,

language, and social skills Numerous studies in this area have demonstrated the

importance of family interaction and involvement in the years prior lo ertenng

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

Education is essential for the development of society The more educated the

people of a society arc, the more civilized and well disciplined the socicty might be

Mainly, family has responsibility to socialize children for making them productive

amembers of socicty The more the parents involve in the process of imparting

education to thei children, the more the children might excel m their academic

career and to become the productive and responsible members of society

It has becn assumed that academic achievement of students may not only depend on the quality of schools and the teachers, rather the extent of parental

involvement has vital role ta play in academic achievement of their kids The focus

of this study is to examine a relationship (if any) betweon the oxtont of parental

involvement 1n academic activities of their children and the level of their children’s academic achisvement The transition from middie school ta secondary school may

be an overwhchmimg and atressful_ experience for young adolescents Developmentally, students are entering a period in their lives when their physical,

cognitive, psychological, and social characteristics are beginning to evolve

Sceondary school studeris exporicrice both a contextual change and a personal change during this transition It may often be a confusing time for students, their

families, and the other adults im their lives who seck lo support their healthy

development and learning The sccondary school learning environment may be more complex than elementary school and academic achievement expectations

imerease Children are more likely to bave higher academic achnevernent levels and

improved behavior when families are involved in their education (Bryan, 2005) Learning begins at home through interaction with one’s family

Parental involvement in a child’s education along will environmental and

economic factors may affect child development in areas such as cognition,

language, and social skills Numerous studies in this area have demonstrated the

importance of family interaction and involvement in the years prior lo ertenng

ABSTRACT

This study examines the impact of expectations and support given by the

parents on learning English motivation of grade 8 private school students The

purpose of this study was (a) to explore parental expectation and support lo children’s Hnglish learning, (b) to demonstrate the correlation between parental

expeclation and support and their children’s English leaming motivation Survey

questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection Further interviews to both parents and children were also conducted to find out the reasons for the results

obtained from the questionaire The data regarding parental expectation and support, their influence on learning motivation was collected from a sample of 90

parents and their 90 students in 8" grade from Doan ‘Thi Diem- Licopark school in

Hung Yen, Viemam After the analysis of data, it was concluded that most of

parents are well aware of their role for their children’s English leaning However, a noticeable thing is that parents do not directly join in their children’s leaming

activities although their attitude is of responsible type Abave all, the findings of the

study revealed thal parents’ contribution to then children’s education has a both

positive and negative effect on learning motivation

1

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 1: Short-term expectations from parents 22 Table 2: Long-teru expectetions from parents -

Chart I: parental support by investing in extra leaming 26 Table 4: parental support by investing in leaning equipment 38 Table 5: Time suppart from parents 31 Table 6: The parental frequency ol’ keeping in touch with school, English center and PUEDE ec ceccsestetntnenneeotntsineeatetetseiesnebctnesiisianatieinienseieinieeiiaesee 34 Table 7: Rewards and punishments from parents 37 Table 8: The conclation botweon parontal expectations and support and their

children’s learning-Enelish motivation 40

vi

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 1: Short-term expectations from parents 22 Table 2: Long-teru expectetions from parents -

Chart I: parental support by investing in extra leaming 26 Table 4: parental support by investing in leaning equipment 38 Table 5: Time suppart from parents 31 Table 6: The parental frequency ol’ keeping in touch with school, English center and PUEDE ec ceccsestetntnenneeotntsineeatetetseiesnebctnesiisianatieinienseieinieeiiaesee 34 Table 7: Rewards and punishments from parents 37 Table 8: The conclation botweon parontal expectations and support and their

children’s learning-Enelish motivation 40

vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to send my thanks to many individuals for their invaluable help

during the conduct of ihe research Without their help, the completion of this

research project would not have been possible

First and foremost, I would like to express my special appreciation and

thamks to my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoang Van Van for his remarkable supervision, enthusiastic guidance, invaluable support and critical feedback throughout the

research,

Besides my advisor, I wouldlike to thank all the Board and teachers from

Doan ‘Thi Diem Lcopark private secondary school for their assistance in providing

information and distibuling questionnaires and interviews to parents and siuderds al

arade 8

Next, | wish to send my big thanks to the students at grade 8A and 8L and

their parents for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my

research questionnaire and interviews

Furthermore, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family and

friends, especially my mother, for standing by me and for giving me their

smsconditional love, care, good assistance and patience

Finally, my sincere thanks also po to graders and readers for their valuable

evaluation and feedback om this thesis

2 Aims & Rescarch QuesLiors

2.1 Aims of the study

3.2 Significance of the Study - - 4

4.Organivation of the study - - - 4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ¬ 5

2 Defining parental support 7

3, Defining children’s leamning-English motivation - I0

2, Context of the Study ccccssssssssussssessssueesssussssaessussssansisusssssaeessannsosanssvneeseee 16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to send my thanks to many individuals for their invaluable help

during the conduct of ihe research Without their help, the completion of this

research project would not have been possible

First and foremost, I would like to express my special appreciation and

thamks to my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoang Van Van for his remarkable supervision, enthusiastic guidance, invaluable support and critical feedback throughout the

research,

Besides my advisor, I wouldlike to thank all the Board and teachers from

Doan ‘Thi Diem Lcopark private secondary school for their assistance in providing

information and distibuling questionnaires and interviews to parents and siuderds al

arade 8

Next, | wish to send my big thanks to the students at grade 8A and 8L and

their parents for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my

research questionnaire and interviews

Furthermore, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family and

friends, especially my mother, for standing by me and for giving me their

smsconditional love, care, good assistance and patience

Finally, my sincere thanks also po to graders and readers for their valuable

evaluation and feedback om this thesis

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

2 Aims & Rescarch QuesLiors

2.1 Aims of the study

3.2 Significance of the Study - - 4

4.Organivation of the study - - - 4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ¬ 5

2 Defining parental support 7

3, Defining children’s leamning-English motivation - I0

2, Context of the Study ccccssssssssussssessssueesssussssaessussssansisusssssaeessannsosanssvneeseee 16

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table 1: Short-term expectations from parents 22 Table 2: Long-teru expectetions from parents -

Chart I: parental support by investing in extra leaming 26 Table 4: parental support by investing in leaning equipment 38 Table 5: Time suppart from parents 31 Table 6: The parental frequency ol’ keeping in touch with school, English center and PUEDE ec ceccsestetntnenneeotntsineeatetetseiesnebctnesiisianatieinienseieinieeiiaesee 34 Table 7: Rewards and punishments from parents 37 Table 8: The conclation botweon parontal expectations and support and their

children’s learning-Enelish motivation 40

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5, Data collection and analysis procedures

CHAP1ER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION,

3.2 L/eamning prGcessing, xuanagomeniL si

2.2.1 The parental frequency of keeping in touch with school English center

3 The correlation between parental expectations and support and their children’s

5, Data collection and analysis procedures

CHAP1ER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION,

3.2 L/eamning prGcessing, xuanagomeniL si

2.2.1 The parental frequency of keeping in touch with school English center

3 The correlation between parental expectations and support and their children’s

5, Data collection and analysis procedures

CHAP1ER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION,

3.2 L/eamning prGcessing, xuanagomeniL si

2.2.1 The parental frequency of keeping in touch with school English center

3 The correlation between parental expectations and support and their children’s

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

Education is essential for the development of society The more educated the

people of a society arc, the more civilized and well disciplined the socicty might be

Mainly, family has responsibility to socialize children for making them productive

amembers of socicty The more the parents involve in the process of imparting

education to thei children, the more the children might excel m their academic

career and to become the productive and responsible members of society

It has becn assumed that academic achievement of students may not only depend on the quality of schools and the teachers, rather the extent of parental

involvement has vital role ta play in academic achievement of their kids The focus

of this study is to examine a relationship (if any) betweon the oxtont of parental

involvement 1n academic activities of their children and the level of their children’s academic achisvement The transition from middie school ta secondary school may

be an overwhchmimg and atressful_ experience for young adolescents Developmentally, students are entering a period in their lives when their physical,

cognitive, psychological, and social characteristics are beginning to evolve

Sceondary school studeris exporicrice both a contextual change and a personal change during this transition It may often be a confusing time for students, their

families, and the other adults im their lives who seck lo support their healthy

development and learning The sccondary school learning environment may be more complex than elementary school and academic achievement expectations

imerease Children are more likely to bave higher academic achnevernent levels and

improved behavior when families are involved in their education (Bryan, 2005) Learning begins at home through interaction with one’s family

Parental involvement in a child’s education along will environmental and

economic factors may affect child development in areas such as cognition,

language, and social skills Numerous studies in this area have demonstrated the

importance of family interaction and involvement in the years prior lo ertenng

school (Bergsten, 1998; Hill, 2001) Research findings have also shown that a

continued effort of parental involvement throughout the child’s education can

improve academic achievement (Driessen, Fan, 2001, Hong & Ho, 2005)

A\cademic failure has been linked with risk behaviors and negative outcomes such

as; substance abuse, delinquency, and emotional and behavioral problems

(Annunziata, Houge, Faw, & Liddle, 2006)

‘There is little research available on the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement of secondary school students The majority

of the research in this area bas been coructed solely with elementary school

students (Baily, Silven, Brabham, & Ross, 2004) ‘This study may provides an

indepth look at one aspect of parental involvement, involvement in academic

avhvilics of thew children, and academic achicvemnent of secondary school students

The non-stop development of the present society requires each family unit to

involve in their children leaming more than ever Nonetheless, it is the busy life and

financial burden thal make parents akways worried about how (o cnsure their families’ living standards As a result, they do have less time to keep continual

contact with school and teachers to follow or manage their children’s learning This

time limitation is also the reason why mothers and fathers cannot directly instruct or remind their kids dunng their learning process It is something of a paradox that parents offen pul high expectations into their children’s education while they do not spend much time on guiding their children to learn One of the popular alternatives which parents apply to compensate for this trend is financial support and investment

and then completely entrust schools, learning centers or even for tutors to care their

kids’ learning without knowing whether or not their support is effective enough

Parental involvement in children’s learning has been linked with academic

achievernert Despite the fact that, family is not the only factor affecting lo students’

learning environment, it plays one of the most decisive roles in children’s learning process Although there is a lot of research to investigate the relationship between

parenal mvolvetmnent and thei children’s leaning motivalion, as reviewed above,

2 Aims & Rescarch QuesLiors

2.1 Aims of the study

3.2 Significance of the Study - - 4

4.Organivation of the study - - - 4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ¬ 5

2 Defining parental support 7

3, Defining children’s leamning-English motivation - I0

2, Context of the Study ccccssssssssussssessssueesssussssaessussssansisusssssaeessannsosanssvneeseee 16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to send my thanks to many individuals for their invaluable help

during the conduct of ihe research Without their help, the completion of this

research project would not have been possible

First and foremost, I would like to express my special appreciation and

thamks to my supervisor, Prof Dr Hoang Van Van for his remarkable supervision, enthusiastic guidance, invaluable support and critical feedback throughout the

research,

Besides my advisor, I wouldlike to thank all the Board and teachers from

Doan ‘Thi Diem Lcopark private secondary school for their assistance in providing

information and distibuling questionnaires and interviews to parents and siuderds al

arade 8

Next, | wish to send my big thanks to the students at grade 8A and 8L and

their parents for their cooperation and the valuable information they provided in my

research questionnaire and interviews

Furthermore, I would like to give my heartfelt thanks to my family and

friends, especially my mother, for standing by me and for giving me their

smsconditional love, care, good assistance and patience

Finally, my sincere thanks also po to graders and readers for their valuable

evaluation and feedback om this thesis