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Reimar Panti, Ateneo de Manila University, PhilippinesAbstract
In the history of Catholic Education, the Catholic Church has emphasized the importance of parents in the education of their children. Existing studies have shown that family involvement benefits students' academic and social development, overlooking the parents’ participation in religious schools. To add to the growing body of literature on this field, this study aims to explore the experiences of parents in fostering Catholic values in their children’s daily lives. Using a phenomenological design, the research involved five parents whose children are enrolled in Catholic grade schools within the Greater Manila Area. Guided by Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory, thematic analysis was used to identify themes and sub-themes from their shared experiences. The findings reveal that simply teaching values is not enough because parents must model these values through consistent behaviors and routines at home. Additionally, the values parents themselves learned during childhood have a lasting impact on their children’s character, which influences their decision-making processes and social interactions. The study concludes that Catholic values are values not limited to students and parents who are born and raised as a Catholic, but those who believe in the value of respect, responsibility, independence, and care for others and the environment. The study recommends that schools develop a values framework based on the experiences of parents, teachers, and other stakeholders to inform home-school collaboration policies and conduct future research on students' experiences with Catholic values to understand interrelationships.
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