The Typology of Parental Engagement and Its Relationship with the Typology of Teaching Practices, Student Motivation, Self-Concept and Academic Achievement

Objective – The aim of this study is to identify and explore the relationship of parental engagement on teaching practices, student motivation, self-concept and academic achievement.Methodology/Technique – This study applies the perspectives of relevant ecological, socio-cultural and psychological theories. Samples comprise 1075 high school students who were randomly stratified across Malaysia. Data were extracted from questionnaires which were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) AMOS.Findings – Findings show that parental engagement, teaching practices, student motivation and self-concept have a significant relationship with academic achievement.Novelty – This study provides significant implications to the development of theoretical models for parental engagement, teaching practices, student motivation, self-concept and academic achievement in the Malaysian education system