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The Influence Of Communication Between Parents And Students On Academic Performance
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analysis of the above results shows that invariably, the Academic
Performance of our secondary school students (adolescents) is nothing to
write home about. Poor Academic Performance according to Aremu (2000)
is an achievement that is adjudged by the examiner and some other
significant examination body as falling below an expected standard. On
the other hand, Bakare (1994) perceived poor Academic Performance as any
achievement that falls below a desired standard. In the context of this
study, poor Academic Performance is the inability of the adolescent
students to attain the desired standard set up by the examiner in the
achievement of their academic excellence.
The poor Academic
Performance of students has been seen as being a result of many factors.
Some researchers have attributed students’ poor achievement to parental
factors. Family stress and financial problems are the major parental
factors blamed by many researchers for the emotional development and
poor Academic Performance of the students. According to Joshua (2010),
students who had problems in school were often preoccupied with concerns
outside the school setting. He further stressed that many lived in
socially and economically disadvantaged home situations which
significantly impede their emotional, social and economic growth and
development. Poverty denies the students the opportunity of possessing
such school materials as books that encourage high Academic Performance.
The students’ lack of the necessary time to read effectively, good food
that enhance good mental development, proper dressing to boost their
ego like other students are due to family stress which could be
aggravated by poverty.
At this point, one wonders whether there are
some other particular parental factors that could influence these
adolescents’ evaluation of themselves as well as their Academic
Performance. Could the pattern of communication adopted by the parents
be blamed for the level of self-esteem of these adolescents who are more
or less striving to identify with their environment?
The manner in
which parents communicate with their children could play an important
role in the lives of these children. Communication enables parents and
children to express their thoughts and feelings to one another.
Effective communication helps strengthen parent-child relationship and
increases mutual understanding (Greg Duran, 2010). In line with this
assertion, the manner in which parents communicate with their children
could either make them or mar them. Laursen & Collins (2004)
perceived that parent-child relationships without emotional bonds will
likely breed disruption and unresolved issues during the child’s
schooling period. In the light of this assertion it becomes obvious that
parents who did not speak to their child about matters of interest at a
young age should not expect the child to easily express his/her
questions and ideas about issues of interest when that child is of age.
Socialization
of children is seen as taking place within a socio-cultural environment
where family patterns of communication play a pivotal role (Albert and
Rosella, 2003) and two predominant patterns of parent-child
communication that are likely to influence the growing child positively
or negatively in their personality make up have been identified (Mcleod
and Chaffee, 1972). These parent-child communication patterns are based
on concept orientation and socio-orientation. For the purpose of this
study, parent-child communication patterns are means through which
parents and their children interact with one another for family peace
and harmony. It offers parents the opportunity of coming closer and
reaching out to their children for a better understanding of their
plights.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigated The influence of communication between parents and students on academic performance. Three research questions and two null hypothesis (tested at p≤0.5) guided the study. The study is an ex-post facto or casual comparative researcher design. The sample for this study was made up of four hundred and eighty students in Ajayi crowther university. The students’ self-esteem scale on the other hand yielded an alpha of 0.874 which was established through cronbach a ... Continue reading---
