APPENDIX C: Guide to Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)

1. In your opinion, are parents involved in their children’s academic activities? In what ways
are parents involved in your class/ school?
2. What do you think should be done to encourage parental involvement in school matters?
3. Do you think parental involvement would benefit the students, the school and teachers? In
what ways?
4. What are the challenges parents face while participating in children’s academic matters?
5. What are your suggestions in solving these challenges regarding parental involvement in
schools?
6. What are some of the behavioral changes you have observed in yourself after parent’s
death/separation/divorce? What are some of the effects of these changes in you? How do
you respond to these?
7. What are some of the changes in the academic sphere, you have observed in yourself after
parent’s death/separation/divorce? What are some of the effects of these changes in you?
How do you respond to these?
8. Share some of the measures you adopt to achieve academic excellence.