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Parent involvement has a sound research base attesting to the many potential benefits it can offer in education. However, student motivation as an academic outcome of parental involvement has only recently been investigated. The purpose of this article is to show how parent involvement is related to students’ motivation. Studies of students from the elementary school to high school show a beneficial relationship between parental involvement and the following motivational constructs: school engagement, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, perceived competence, perceived control, self-regulation, mastery goal orientation, and motivation to read. From the synthesis of the parent involvement and motivation literature, we offer potential explanations for their relationship. Directions for areas of continued research are also presented.
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Gonzalez-DeHass, A.R., Willems, P.P. & Holbein, M.F.D. Examining the Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Student Motivation. Educ Psychol Rev 17, 99–123 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-005-3949-7
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