Parental Involvement during Pandemic Times: Challenges and Opportunities

Due to COVID-19, many countries implemented emergency plans, such as lockdown and school closures. This new situation has significantly affected families, namely, the involvement required support children’s learning at home. The current study aimed analyze Portuguese parents’ perceptions of their home-based parental in during closures 2020 due COVID-19. An online survey, using a closed-ended questionnaire, was employed. Variables included sociodemographic COVID-19 related characteristics; students’ distance context; involvement; autonomy. Data were collected from sample 21,333 parents with children elementary secondary education, statistical data analysis performed IBM SPSS Statistics 26. Findings revealed that supported pandemic mainly through monitoring attention classes task realization. However, several variables appear determine time, which is higher when students attend public schools, they are less autonomous younger, level education lower, child boy (except where gender not relevant), time higher. highlight need for significant investment parents, particularly primary children, making it difficult cohere work or telework activities. Implications policies, families discussed order promote success.