Parents’ Satisfaction with Home Visiting Programs and Students’ Academic Performance: Basis for Intervention Design

This action research aimed to examine parents’ satisfaction with the Home Visiting Program and its relationship with the academic performance of Grade 7 students with frequent absences. The study used a quantitative-descriptive research approach with a correlational design. Data were gathered through a parent satisfaction survey and students’ academic records. The participants were 30 Grade 7 students and their parents, with students having incurred more than 10 days of absence within a quarter. The study focused on the parents’ experiences and perceptions of the home visiting program and the students’ academic performance during the implementation period. The findings revealed that parents had a very high level of satisfaction with the Home Visiting Program, with an overall mean of 4.32. Despite this positive response, the students’ academic performance was below average, with a mean grade of 77.57. The results also revealed a significant relationship between parents’ satisfaction with the Home Visiting Program and the students’ academic performance. These findings suggest that strengthening communication and collaboration among the school, parents, teachers, and students is important in addressing frequent absenteeism and its possible effects on learning. Based on the findings, a strengthened Home Visiting and Attendance Support Program is recommended. The program should include regular monitoring of attendance and academic performance, follow-up home visits, parent-teacher communication, guidance support, and appropriate academic interventions for frequently absent students. The active participation of parents and students should also be encouraged. School administrators are encouraged to provide the necessary support and resources for program implementation. Further studies may be conducted to assess the long-term effectiveness of the intervention in improving attendance and academic performance.

Home Visiting Programs; Intervention Design; Parents’ Satisfaction; Students’ Academic Performance

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