Investigating the effect of parent participation on quality of students’ life and adjustment

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of parent participation on the quality of educational life and adaptation of students. The research method was descriptive of structural equation type. The population of this study was all second and fourth year high school students of Tabriz 4th District in the academic year of 2017-2018. Using Cochran formula and stratified random sampling, 371 subjects (172 girls and 119 boys) were selected. The instruments used included the Quality of Life Questionnaire (Williams & Button), the Adjustment Questionnaire (Sins & Singh) and the Academic Conduct Inventory (Fan & Williams). The study was descriptive and correlational. The data analysis was performed through the statistical equations using Smart PLS.2 software. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between parents' participation with educational quality of life (t= 10.696, r = 0.386) and parents' participation with students' compatibility (t =4. 307, r = 0.119). Also, the results of structural equations showed that parental participation has a mediator role between academic quality of life and adaptation in students. Therefore, parental participation can play an important role in the academic quality and adaptation of students.