Frontiers in Educational Research, 2024, 7(10); doi: 10.25236/FER.2024.071014.
Jirui Zhang
School of Education, Universiti Technologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, 81310, Malaysia
This study aims to explore the relationship between instructional leadership and parental involvement in middle schools. This paper mainly analyzes the relationship between the practice level of teaching leadership and parental participation in middle school (junior high schools), and the degree of influence of teaching leadership on parental participation. This study adopts quantitative research method, taking 10 cities in Fujian Province of China as the research scope, using SPSS version 27 for statistical analysis, and collecting data by sending questionnaires to teachers. It is found that the teaching leadership and parental participation of middle schools in Fujian Province are at a medium and high level. And the relationship between the two variables showed a strong positive correlation (r=. 764, p< 0.01). On the one hand, the findings point to the importance of teaching leadership behaviors of teaching leaders or principals and parent involvement behaviors, on the other hand, they also provide valuable insights and guidance for school administrators to promote student academic development and the overall quality of education in schools.
Instructional leadership; Parental involvement; Promoting positive educational outcomes; Fujian Province; Establishing instructional objectives
Jirui Zhang. Exploring the Level and Relationship of Instructional Leadership and Parental Involvement in Junior High Schools: A Case Study of Fujian Province, China. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 10: 84-92. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.071014.
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