School-related parental behavior with children in grade school and college

The present study investigated the parental involvement of the Filipino mothers and fathers on their child\u27s school-related behaviors. The study made use of Tan\u27s (1989) typology of fathers (procreator, dillitante, determinative, and generative) and Umali-Razon\u27s (1981) typology of mothers (permissive, loving, controlling, and autonomy). These characteristics in their typology were differentiated in the involvement of school-related activities for a grade school child and a college child. The pattern of differences was investigated using t-test for two independent samples. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and Multidimensional Scaling. The results showed that mother\u27s are significantly more loving and permissive for the grade school child while fathers are significantly more procreator and determinative for the grade school child,