Family Climate and Students' Attitude toward School: A Systematic Review

Abstract

This paper studies the relationship between the family climate and students’ attitude towards school. The family climate can be determined by the parental style, the degree of involvement of the parents in the child’s life, the socioeconomic status. Students attitude towards school can also affect the attitude towards teachers and colleagues, the self-image. There were selected 12 studies, the samples varied according to age, geographical area and number of subjects. The results of the studies showed that there is a significant relationship between the involvement of parents in the school life of the students and their academic results, which may vary according to gender, geographical area and age of children.