A Study on Parents’ Perception of School Activities Leave

The purpose of this study was to examine the current status of parents' participation in school and their perception of the School Activities Leave system for the introduction of the parent School Activities Leave system. The survey was conducted with 12,000 parents of kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools in Gyeonggi-do. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS Statistics 28.0 program, which included frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, and cross-tabulations. Additionally, text mining and emotional analysis were conducted using Orange 3 software to analyze further opinions on the parent School Activities Leave system. The survey results regarding the current status and perception of school participation are as follows. Firstly, approximately 78% of parents participated in their children's school events or meetings last year, with about 65% participating more than once a semester. This suggests a quantitative foundation for participation, but qualitative improvements are needed. Secondly, around 85% of respondents identified mothers as the main participants in parents' school involvement, reflecting a persistently high perception of women's attendance at their children's schools. Thirdly, parents recognized that participation in school would generally have positive effects, such as children's adaptation to school life and improvement of self-esteem. Nevertheless, over 70% of respondents cited lack of time as a barrier to participation, highlighting the ongoing need for time management solutions. Lastly, 86.5% of surveyed parents expressed a need for the introduction of a parental School Activities Leave system, underscoring a direct demand for such a system. Text mining analysis of additional opinions on the parent School Activities Leave system revealed a predominantly positive perception, as evidenced by the prevalence of positive words and emotions in comparison to negative ones.