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The Relationship Between Parental Academic Background And Primary School Pupils’ Academic Performance
[A CASE STUDY OF SAKI-WEST.]
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Introduction
Chapter two consists of the literature review that supports the study and comprises of introduction of the chapter’s content; then the literature review presented according to the objectives of the study and the theoretical and conceptual framework presented at the end of this chapter.
2.1.1 Level of Education of Parents and Pupils’ Performance at School
Many scholars defined education differently; with Odaet and Bbuye (1997) defining it as a process whereby some human being directs and guides the growth and development of some human being towards some end or goal in life. It deals with preparing the right type of environment for the individuals to allow them physically, mentally and 20 spiritually so as to develop harmoniously within themselves and together with their fellow human beings.
Level of education of parents is the degree to which parents have acquired some knowledge, skills, attitudes and values of informal and formal education. The study conducted by Prewittz in Kenya on parents’ education showed that parents’ level of education is very crucial for the performance of their children because educated parents send their children to school early, in most cases at the age of five to six. Ezewu (1998) pointed out that children who join primary schools at early age also complete their primary education early.
Ezewu (1988) found that educated parents provide adequate learning materials for their children, which stimulate them to learn and perform better in all subjects. These parents are concerned over their children’s education/performance, which sometimes makes them coach their children themselves or appoint part-time teachers for them. They send their children to the best nursery and primary schools which serves as sure gateways to secondary and university education which in turn leads to higher educational qualification to occupy higher positions in societies. Owen (1999) in her study exploring beliefs about academic achievement studied the relationship between parents’ educational attainment and found that the educational attainment of parents have a relationship with educational achievement of their children.
According to Sentamu (2003), the educational attainment of parents determines the kind of schools to which their children go to. Such schools are near in kind to the ones their parents attended. This tends to lay a foundation for better performance of their children while at school. Considine and Zappala (2002) in their study in Australia on the influence of education disadvantages in the academic performance of school found that families where parents are educated foster a higher level of achievement in their children because of providing psychological support for their children. Combs (1985) found that virtually all nations, children of high parents on education have far better chances of getting into better secondary schools and universities than equally bright children of ordinary workers or farmers. In other words, the highly educated parents tend to provide a more conducive learning environment that propels their children to go to schools and succeed.
Maani (1990) and Mugisha (1991) who both attempted to analyze the relationship between children’s performance at school and the level of their parents’ education established that the more educated the parents are, the better the children’s performance at school. Mugisha actually did his study on the primary school pupils in Kampala (Uganda) which also belongs to the same education system like in Paidha Town Council.
According to Nabbumba (1988), parents’ level of education influences pupils’ performance in the sense that educated parents value education and they tend to encourage their own children to value and actively engage in receiving education. In a study conducted in Kenya by Obanya and Ezewu (1988) it was found that the higher the levels of education of parents, the more likely it motivates children to learn and perform better. Kundu and Tuto (2000) found that home background has a significant influence on the achievement of children at school because educated parents tend to offer more psychological, social and financial support to their children, thus giving them the opportunity to excel in their studies.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study So many reasons have been advanced for the poor performance of pupils in schools prominent, among them is the role of the teachers and Parents seem to depend only on teachers with the belief to change or transform their children to academic experts overnight and anything that falls below this expectation makes the teachers conduct unacceptable. Few people care to think of other factors resp ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREE3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.0 IntroductionThis chapter deals with all the activities involved in the collection of all necessary data and information required for the research project. The chapter is set out to describe in full the following:The research designThe source of dataThe characteristics of the population of studyThe sample and sampling techniquesThe method of data collection3.1 Research Design Research design is a detailed plan outlin ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 12 ]Key: SA- Strongly Agree, A- Agree, D- Disagree, SD- Strongly Disagree Pupils Response on Parent’s Attitude to Education SA A D SD ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ] CHAPTER FIVE5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION5.1 IntroductionThis chapter discusses summary of the findings, conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions for further research following research objectives.5.2 Summary of the findingsThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of parental academic background on pupil’s academic performance in primary schools in SWLG, Saki. Data were collected using the questionnaires as the main res ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]REFERENCESAdewale, A. M. (2002). Implication of parasitic infections on school performance among school-age children. Ilorin Journal of science education. Vol.2 Pp.78-81.Alberta Education & Patricia Makenzie . (2003) .Alberta’s commission on learning.Alldred, P., & Edwards, R.. (2000). A Tlogy of parental involvement in education Centering on children and young people: Negotiating familiarization, Institutionalization and individualization. British Journal of Sociology of ... Continue reading---
