INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF ADAPTATION TRAININGS FOR PARENTS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE LEVEL OF FAMILY PARTICIPATION AFTER THE PANDEMIC

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of the integration training given in educational
institutions on the level of parent involvement of parents. 674 parents of students with primary
school education in Tuzla district of Istanbul participated in the study. 327 of the parents of the
students stated that they participated in the integration training, 347 of them did not. 60 male
parents and 614 female parents participated in the research. 200 of the parents of the students have
primary school, 124 secondary school, 209 high school, 141 have undergraduate and higher
education level. The grade level of the students whose parents are students is determined as 151 1st
grade, 204 2nd grade, 192 3rd grade and 127 4th grade students. “Parent Participation Scale” was
used as a data collection tool in the research. In the analysis of data; frequency distributions,
normality analysis, t test and ANOVA analysis were used. As a result of the research, when the
effect of parent gender on the level of parent participation is examined, it is seen that women reach
higher meaningful results, primary school graduates have significantly lower scores in terms of
education level, and parents who participate in adaptation training have significantly higher scores
than parents who do not participate in adaptation training. The findings obtained from the research
were discussed and interpreted within the scope of the literature. It is seen that the integration
trainings provided contribute to the family participation levels of the parents, that the families
benefit from these trainings and are willing to add value to themselves in this sense. Useful results
have been obtained in order to increase family participation in the post-pandemic normalization
process. The planned and systematic nature of the organized training activities increases the effect
of the level of benefit received. For practitioners and researchers; Suggestions such as planning
studies in which fathers participate more actively in education, simple, plain and understandable
educational content, and conducting similar trainings at all levels can be listed.