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Exploring the Role and Pathways of Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education

Authors
Ruoyu Li1, *
1Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, 3168, Australia
*Corresponding author. Email: Rlii0124@student.Monash.edu
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Ruoyu Li
Available Online 12 September 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-462-4_38How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Parental Involvement; Early Childhood Education; Parent-Child Interaction; Structural Equation Modeling; Preschool Development
Abstract

As the earliest environment of child development, the family plays a vital role in shaping cognitive, emotional, and social abilities in early childhood. Based on a survey of 300 families with preschool-aged children, this study explores the role and pathways of parental involvement from three perspectives: type, intensity, and mechanism. The results show that most families engage in basic support behaviors but rarely participate in educational decision-making. Three specific forms of involvement—reading, communication with schools, and emotional responsiveness—are significantly positively correlated with children’s language ability, social skills, and emotional stability, respectively. A structural equation model further reveals that educational resource investment indirectly fosters overall development through enhanced learning motivation. The study highlights the need to shift parental involvement from formal participation to more structured, emotional, and collaborative engagement, offering practical insights for improving family-school partnerships and early childhood education policy.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 9th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
12 September 2025
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978-2-38476-462-4
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-462-4_38How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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