Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study presented a framework for empowering parents as active educational partners, with a focus on inclusive engagement strategies. Participants learnt about culturally responsive communication, shared decision-making, and co-developing learning plans to strengthen school-family partnerships. This study adopted a mixed-methods research design, specifically an exploratory sequential design. The qualitative phase explored existing practices, challenges, and opportunities for inclusive parental engagement, while the quantitative phase assessed the effectiveness of the proposed framework after its development and pilot implementation. The findings emphasise how such engagement positively impacted student outcomes and fostered a sense of belonging within the school community. By providing practical tools, the study offered actionable insights into building inclusive school environments where parents are key partners in their children’s education. The study recommended the development of a National Inclusive Parental Engagement Framework
Author: Alice Omariba
Institution: Murang'a University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416795809