HOME AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP IN THE PREPARATION OF CHILDREN FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL PATH

Abstract

This study was undertaken to emphasize the need for the partnership of home and school in preparing children for their professional path. It proposed a suitable program that can be implemented. With the stiff competition in this day and age, many children find it difficult to decide what career they will choose. Home and school partnerships play a vital role in preparing children for their professional path. Their partnership can have a big impact on children’s success. Through the help and guidance of parents and teachers, children are more likely to understand their career choices. This study used mixed methods of research – the combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques in data collection. The quantitative method produced numerical data that indicate the performance of participants while the qualitative method clarified, reinforced, confirmed, and validated the numerical data. The researcher used a survey questionnaire in gathering the necessary data from the respondents to sure accuracy and thoroughness This study focused on school heads, teachers, and parents in six selected schools in Calumpit South District-Division of Bulacan, two hundred thirty-eight respondents composed of six principals, 142 teachers and 90 parents unselfishly gave their cooperation to obtain the data for this research study. The findings confirmed a widely held notion that the principal, parents and teachers play a dominant role in shaping a child’s knowledge and skills. These are the reasons why they need coordination and strong cooperation in school. Parents and teachers are great assets of society in preparing children’s future careers. The guidance and partnership of home and school will complementarily help children in their choice of professional path. To strengthen the home-school partnership and help children decide on their future profession, the researcher crafted an action plan that will help children develop their skills and talents and use them to choose the right career fit for them.