Guardianship: Parental Communication and Students Participation in School Activities

In the current scenario, parent child communication has been becoming vague. Usually, students are focused on their phone while at home, while their parents are too busy at work. Parental communication is the communication between a parent and a child. Having communication and stronger relationship of the family is very important, it can have an impact on the family’s closeness and can improve students participation. The study used checklist-questionnaire in gathering the data. In getting results, the study used chi-square and weighted mean to examine the relationship between the two variables. . There were two hundred forty five respondents that were gathered in Senior High School of Jagobiao National High School in North road, Jagobiao Mandaue City. The results showed that there was a relationship between parental communication and students participation in school International Journal of Social Science Research ISSN 2327-551


Rationale
All students need a parental communication to have energy to participate in school activities. Parents who communicate effectively with their children are more likely to participate in school activities. Parents need to spend time with their children to have an appetite and encourage to their children to participate in school activities. Relationship between parents and their children are greatly improve when there is effective communication taking place.
Communication is a dealing with other people. Good communication skills will be good or helpful for every people. Having a communication there will be effectively relationship. It is very important for parents to be able communicate openly and effectively with their children. Parents participation in school activities has been one of the most important to support and give time to communicate their children to have an energy to participate in school activities. Students are too focused with cellular phones gradually replacing traditional communication of parent and child with digital communication.
still encourage to participate in school activities. The theory of Koerner and Schrodt has a relationship between parental communication and students participation in school activities that talks about on how they emerge of co-orientation and communicate that can give to the students comfortable feeling to open up everything, love, support and time that give their parents to their children.

Statement of Purpose
The study intends to know the level of extent participation in school activities, then the level of parental communication of the students, assess there is a relationship between students participation in school activities.

Review of Related Literature
The study parental communication and students participation in school activities have been supported by the different articles and it serve as the basis of the study.
The relationship between parents and children have an important relationship (Runcan, Constantineanu, & Popa, 2012). Teenagers who communicate better to their parents are less likely to engage in sexual activities (Karofsky, Zeng, & Kosorok, 2001). To improve the communication of adolescent to their parents through health care should include adult fashion (Marcell, Ford, Pleck, & Sonenstein, 2019). Parents communication with their children during adolescence can give more attention (Laursen, 2014). Parents communicate their children effectively the children are more motivate to do what the parents say and the children do their best to cope up the expectations of their parents ( Zolten & Long, 2006). When it comes family communication it is very helpful to us to communicate each other and it have a positive results of the family communication ( Le Poire, 2019).
Furthermore, Parental communication can contribute aggressiveness relationships to their children ( Eustice, 2000). Parental interaction in sport can have a huge impact on children, so a better understanding of this aim is required to produce the best developmental results that sport can achieve (Grimm, Dunn, Hall, & Dorsch, 2017). Having a communication to the family can have a potential to understand other people towards their attitude in the society as a whole (Koerner & Schrodt, 2014). The communication and relationship of parents and their children are the most important of individuals life to show affection, make sense of their life experience and create communication surroundings (Horstman, Hays, & Maliski, 2016).
Those children belong to high oriented family is more motivated to act of what their parents expected and have a capability to talk through easily (Thorson & Horstman, 2016).Parents and their children have enough time to discuss the lesson about the another half of the workbook though its presented eight vignettes about different problems on how children handle the problems (Irwin 2002). Family communication is the most strong foundation to understand, how the family communication is important (Koerner & Fitzpatrick, 2002). Parents have low communication to their child are correlated more to the behaviour of the adolescents (Davidson & Cardemil, 2009). Parents and teachers can communicate each other to support the students either school and home (Merkley, Schrimdt, Dirksen, & Futiler, 2006). ISSN 2327-5510 2020 To maintain the partnership activities of both teachers and the other faculty members can have a good benefits of their students (Lachance, Benton, & Klein, 2007). To help develop students skills and personalities so as to prepare them for more advanced levels through school-based activities (Petra, 2014). The characteristics of teachers and students ' behavior is important role in developing student participation (Aziz, Quraishi, & Kazi, 2018). Participation of students in the classroom is an important part of the learning and teaching process that promotes quality of education (Debele, 2017). In order to the students participation It is needed to encourage and create safe environment (Qing-he, 2016).

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Learning is an immersive process involving participation of both lecturers and the students . The characteristics of teachers and students' behavior is important role in developing student participation (Aziz, Quraishi, & Kazi, 2018). Participation is important not only in health promotion, but also because it gives capability both health and education of the students (Griebler, Rojatz, Simovska, & Forster, 2014). Through student participation in school is necessary have a meaningful learning (Simovska, 2004). Students and staffs with improvement in student engagement participation provide more particular guidance for school programs (Grogan, Henrich, & Malikina, 2014).
Students have a deep understanding of student participation and it depends on the expectation and responsibilities of students and teachers (Bergmark & Westman, 2018). The teacher must create helpful learning situation so that the students will actively participate . Participation is voluntary, but students were given attention for meaningful improvement (Goldman, Cohen, & Sheahan, 2008).Parents need to give freedom for their children to choose what activities they want to participate, but still need monitor on how their children spend their time (Adeyemo, 2010 ).
Participation in extracurricular activities included better grades, higher standardized test scores, a high level of education, regular school attendance and higher self-concepts (Wilson, 2009). Students should give little time to the activities and their social aspects and other activities (Al-Ansari, Al-Harbi, Aziz, AbdelSalam, Tantawi, & Elrefae, 2015 ).

Design
This research study used descriptive correlation to the variables to determine the relationship between parental communication and students participation in school activities.

Environment
This study was conducted in Jagobiao National High School Department in the second floor and the new building of Senior High School which located in Jagobiao, Mandaue City. The building of Grade 11 Senior High School offers academic track namely Accountancy and Business Management (ABM), General Academic Strand (GAS), Technical Vocational Learning (TVL) and Humanities and Social Sciences (STEM). The new building of Senior High School offers the academic track which are Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), Accountancy and Business Management (ABM), General Academic Strand (GAS), and the International Journal of Social Science Research ISSN 2327-5510 2020 Grade 11 Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM).

Respondents
The respondents were all Senior High School students particularly in Grade 11 and Grade 12. There were 16 males and 19 females for a total of 35 respondents in Grade 11 STEM. There were 19 males and 24 females for a total of 43 respondents in Grade 11 HUMSS. There were 6 males and 21 females for a total of 27 respondents in Grade 11 ABM. There were 8 males in Grade 11 TVL. There were 14 males and 26 females for a total of 40 respondents in Grade 11 GAS. There were 8 males and 15 females for a total of 23 respondents in Grade 12 GAS. There were 14 males and 31 females for a total of 45 respondents in Grade 12 HUMSS. There were 8 males and 21 females for a total of 29 respondents in Grade 12 ABM. Total respondents are 250 students.

Data Gathering Procedure
The researcher needs to ask permission from the adviser of Grade 11 and Grade 12 students of Jagobiao National High School. When it will be approved, the researcher will be allowed to conduct study. The respondents will be guided by questionnaire checklist guide. The data depends on the answer of the respondents. The gathering of information will be used to evaluate and process the whole study.

Instrument
The researcher used Questionnaire Checklist as a tool and guide in gathering data. The checklist is adopt by the internet the author are Dejana, T., Aleksandar, B., and Mejousek, M. A checklist is a list of items required, things to be done or points to be considered used as a reminder for the purpose of gathering information from respondents the first part of questionnaire is indicate to the parental communication and the second part is indicate to the students participation in school activities. The scoring is 1 Always, 2 Often, 3 Sometimes, 4 Never.

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ISSN 2327-5510 2020, Vol. 8, No. 2 The table 1 presented that 15 of the indicators from the variable of Parental communication has the overall weighted mean of 2.56. And the weighted mean in the first table was interpreted as Often. And it has a highest weighted mean of 3.24, and the lowest weighted mean is 1.97. (Runcan, Constantineanu, & Popa, 2012) The relationship between parents and children have an important relationship. ( Zolten, & Long 2006) The relationship between parents and children have an important relationship. ( Eustice 2000) Parental communication can contribute aggressiveness relationships to their children. Out of 245 respondents there are many students are moderated by the communication of their parents with the frequency of 169. There are also students who have seldom communication by their parents that have a frequency of 42. Furthermore, there are some students who always have a good communication to their parents. Teenagers who communicate better to their parents are less likely to engage in sexual activities (Karofsky, Zeng, & Kosorok, 2001). When it comes family communication it is very helpful to us to communicate each other and it have a positive results of the family communication (Le Poire, 2019). Furthermore, Parental communication can contribute aggressiveness relationships to their children (Eustice, 2000). The table 2 presented that 10 of the indicators from the variable of Student Participation in school activities has the overall weighted mean of 2.48. And the weighted mean in the second table was interpreted as Sometimes and Often. And it has a highest weighted mean of 2.76 and 2.62, while the lowest weighted mean is 2.22. (Runcan, Constantineanu, & Popa, 2012) The relationship between parents and children have an important relationship. (Zolten, & Long 2006) The relationship between parents and children have an important relationship. (Eustice 2000) Parental communication can contribute aggressiveness relationships to their children. ISSN 2327-5510 2020  Out of 245 respondents there are many students are moderated to participate the school activities with the frequency of 190. There are also students who have always participate the school activities that have a frequency of 30. Furthermore, there are some students who seldom to participate and also there are some students are not at all like to participate the school activities. To help develop students skills and personalities so as to prepare them for more advanced levels through school-based activities (Petra, 2014). Participation of students in the classroom is an important part of the learning and teaclLearning is an immersive process involving participation of both lecturers and the students . The table 5 presented a cross tabulation in parental communication and student participation in school activities. It was presented that the students are moderated by the communication of their parents to participate the school activities have a total of 169 and 190. Therefore, there are some students who always have a communication to participate the school activities has total of 30 and 34. While there are some students who seldom and not at all have a communication to participate the school activities. Participation in extracurricular activities included better grades, higher standardized test scores, a high level of education, regular school attendance and higher self-concepts (Wilson, 2009). Parents need to give freedom for their children to choose what activities they want to participate, but still need monitor on how ISSN 2327-5510 2020 their children spend their time (Adeyemo, 2010 ). Parental interaction in sport can have a huge impact on children, so a better understanding of this aim is required to produce the best developmental results that sport can achieve (Grimm, Dunn, Hall, & Dorsch, 2017). The table shows that the significant value is .000 (i. e., p=.000) which is less than the alpha (0.05).The decision is reject Ho, there is a significant association between the two variables parental communication and student's participation in school activities. Through student participation in school is necessary have a meaningful learning (Simovska, 2004). The teacher must create helpful learning situation so that the students will actively participate .

Findings
The level of student's participation in school activities has an impact on their academic performance; students who participate the school activities is get more highest score and grades especially they are more motivated having a communication with their parents than the students who is not participating the school activities and they are not have a communication with their parents. But base on the interpreted data the overall weighted mean of student participation is two point forty eight and it is interpreted as Often.
The level of parental communication to their children give an encouragement and the students is more motivated to participate the school activities. The parents give more attention and time to communicate the students are more likely to participate. But base on the interpreted data the overall weighted of parental communication is two point fifty sixth and it is interpreted as Sometimes and Often.
Parents communication and students participation in school activities are correlated with each other. It implies that students participation in school activities and parents communication has a relation to affect the academic performance of the students and have the possibility that the student is more motivated and more encouraged to participate the school activities by having the communication of their parents. It indicates that those students who participate continue of being what you have now and those students who is not participating need to have an International Journal of Social Science Research ISSN 2327-5510 2020 effective communication. But base on the result of the study parents communication and students participation in school activities are significant to each other. So it is concluded that students participation in school activities and parental communication have a relationship to each other.

Conclusion
Parents who do not have effective communication with their children, fail to develop the confidence, students are not encouraged and motivated to participate the school activities than the parents who have effective communication with their children. Parental communication is related to the students who participate the school activities. Some of the students is depending on how there parents interact and communicate them. Most of the students in senior high school of Jagobiao National High School most of them are more motivated and they have an encouragement to participate the school activities because of communication to their students. Parental communication is correlated to students participation in school activities.

Recommendation
Based on the findings of the study, students who have an effective communication to their parents have an impact towards participation in school activities. Besides, their parents can help them to motivate and encourage to participate. They can make their parents proud on what they achieve because of the communication that they give.
Parents can encourage their children in different ways to participate the school activities. Through communication, they can motivate and encourage their children to participate.
Teachers can also guide and motivate their students to participate the school activities and help them to realize that participation is important. Through the communication of the teacher to their students the children will have a confidence to participate.