Family implication and school engagement the challenge of creating bridges

Abstract

The research we present aims to describe the profile of parents´ involvement and its relationship with the teacher’s perception of the students’ commitment and their school performance. The study involved teachers, parents and students in the second cycle, 4th to 6th grade, the primary level of education. Two questionnaires and final grades were used for data collection. A mainly quantitative analysis of data was carried out presenting results that show that the communication of expectations and the help on the school tasks by the families is associated with a better perception about the student’s engagement in the activities and classroom work reported by the teacher, also associated with a better school performance. The results, while encouraging, show the importance of continuing to weave better links and spaces where the actions of all educational agents, school and home are combined.