Parental Involvement in the Education of Russian University Students
https://doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2024-33-1-28-43
Abstract
The involvement of parents in the education of their children-students is a growing trend, linked to later socialisation. However, the question of how parents demonstrate their involvement at the university level is not well researched. This paper aims to identify the types of parental involvement in the education of university students and describe their distinctive features. The article presents the results of an empirical study on parental involvement in the educational process of university students. Based on cluster analysis of survey data from first-year students at nine Russian universities across different regions of the country (N = 5012), three types of parental involvement were identified: ‘restless’, ‘liberal’, and ‘passive’. ‘Restless’ parents are characterised by a higher level of control, monitoring academic performance and attendance. Parents who are considered ‘liberal’ tend to give their children more autonomy and take an active interest in their achievements and problems at university. On the other hand, ‘passive’ parents are not involved in the educational process at university. The study analysed the types of parental involvement based on family characteristics, experience of school graduation, and university enrolment.
About the Authors
O. V. Kotomina
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga V. Kotomina – Senior Lecturer of Management Department
Researcher ID: F-9628-2014, Scopus Author ID: 56997363800
16 Potapovsky lane, bld. 10, Moscow, 101000
A. I. Sazhina
National Research University Higher School of Economics, Perm
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandra I. Sazhina – Cand. Sci. (Economics), Assoc. Prof.
Researcher ID: L-6988-2015, Scopus Author ID: 56898925100
38 Studencheskaya Street, Perm, 614070
K. A. Vilkova
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kseniia A. Vilkova – Cand. Sci. (Education), Research Fellow, Deputy Director of the Centre of Sociology of Higher Education
Researcher ID: Y-5455-2018, Scopus Author ID: 57204427052
16 Potapovsky lane, bld. 10, Moscow, 101000
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