Abstract

Parental involvement in the schooling process of their children seems to be a neglected research area especially
in primary schools of Katsina state in Nigeria. Parental involvement as envisaged by Donald, Lazarus and
Lolwana (2006) for purposes of transformation cannot be overemphasized by both parents and teachers in
schools. Therefore, parents have a great influence on the schooling process of their children. The purpose of this
article is thus to explore the nature of parental involvement in the schooling process of their children. The
research method used in this study is qualitative method. The method would facilitate detailed understanding of
the nature of parental involvement in the schooling process of their children in primary schools of Katsina state
in Nigeria. From this study, it is evident that there is a lack of parental involvement in the schooling process of
School B SB. That is there is a low level of meaningful contact between the school and parents. Apathy exists on
the side of parents, low expectations on the side of the head teacher and teachers, and an organizational structure
facilitating parent-school interaction is lacking. This will thus contribute to a lack of successful academic
achievement of children in the school. And for the School A the study indicated that parents were involved in the
schooling process of their children which helps in bringing the successful academic achievement in the school.

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