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Parental Engagement as a Mediator of Educational Inequality Evidence from Morocco

Authors
Bijou Nada1, *, Liouaeddine Mariem1, Bijou Mohammed2
1Faculty of Economics and Management – Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
2The Faculty of Law, Economics, and Social Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
*Corresponding author. Email: nada.bijou@uit.ac.ma
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Bijou Nada
Available Online 20 June 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-680-7_21How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Parental involvement; Academic performance; Structural Equation Modeling
Abstract

This article investigates the effect of parental involvement on the academic performance of Moroccan students using data from the 2018 PISA survey, through the application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This approach enables the analysis of complex relationships between different forms of parental involvement both at home and at school while accounting for measurement errors, particularly those stemming from the reciprocal relationship between student achievement and parental engagement. The results highlight the central role of educational support within the family sphere in fostering student success, beyond formal school-based participation. The study also reveals the significant influence of socioeconomic status on parental practices, thereby exposing the impact of social inequalities on educational dynamics. From an educational policy perspective, these findings underscore the need to rethink parental support mechanisms, strengthen teacher training in family-school communication, and consider parental engagement as a strategic lever in the evaluation of school effectiveness.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Conference Morocco-Korea Cooperation: A Lever for Afro-Asian Development (MKC 2025)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
20 June 2026
ISBN
978-94-6239-680-7
ISSN
2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-680-7_21How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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