BECE. Newsletter 

Vol.16, No.1, 2024, BECE 1827 

 

 

 

 

Effects of Home Education Guidance Services and 

Improvement Measures: An Analysis Based on Survey 

Data of 1,850 Families in Hubei Province 

By Xiang, R. & Lei, W. 
Correspondence to: Wanpeng Lei, Central China Normal University, China. E-

mail: 2466691134@qq.com 

OME education guidance services play an important role in enhancing 

the quality of home education and supporting child healthy and holistic 

development. Based on survey data of 1,850 families from eight cities and 18 

counties in Hubei Province, this study examined the effects of home educa-

tion guidance services on parental education literacy, parental education in-

volvement, and child development. Ordinary least squares regression (OLS) 

and propensity score matching (PSM) were used in the analysis. The purpose 

of this article was to provide implications for improving the effectiveness of 

home education guidance. 

Research Findings 

• Home education guidance services had a significant positive impact on 

parental education literacy and its sub-dimensions, among which parental 

education knowledge was the most substantially and positively affected. 

In the meantime, the impact was heterogeneous among parents of chil-

dren at differential education levels. 

• Home education guidance services significantly and positively affected 

parental education involvement and its sub-dimensions, particularly pa-

rental oversight of child studies. There was heterogeneity in this effect 

among parents of children at differential education phases. 

• Home education guidance services made no difference to child physical 

health and academic performance but had positive effects on child learn-

ing attitudes and behavior. In the meantime, home education guidance 

services prominently impacted child learning attitudes and behavior via 

the mediation of parental education literacy and involvement. 

Suggestions for Improving Home Education Guidance Services 

• Optimize contents of home education guidance. Developmental charac-

teristics of distinct age groups of children must be taken into considera-

tion in providing the services. Educational, psychological, physiological, 

and nutritional knowledge should be incorporated in the home education 

guidance. Developing internet-based digital services can help popularize 

the home education guidance. 

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• Make the supply of home education guidance services pertain to specific 

needs. Basic home education guidance for disadvantaged families must 

be prioritized. 

• It is important to establish a guaranteeing mechanism for sustainable pro-

vision of home education guidance services, which should be supported 

by governmental funding, professional personnel, and effective evalua-

tion systems. 

 

 
Source: Journal of Educational Science of Hunan Normal University, 2023; 22(6):60-69.