Parent Involvement in Child Education as a Correlate of Academic Performance: Analyzing Denominational Secondary Schools in Uganda
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2019-06-25
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Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
Abstract
The study examined how parent involvement in child education influences students’
academic performance in secondary schools in Tororo district, Uganda, with parents’
socio-economic status as the control variable. The comparative research design was
employed with a sample of 360 students from eight denominational schools. The
Parent Involvement Guide (PIG) was used to collect data and quantitative data analysis
indicated that parent involvement in child education positively influences students’
academic performance. There are differences in students’ academic performance
among different denominational schools with Moslem schools performing least with
low parent involvement in child education, and Catholic schools performing highest
with high parent involvement in child education. Parent involvement in child
education is higher at home than in the school. Thus, parents are encouraged to get
involved in child education and there is need to encourage schools to focus their
values-orientations on increasing students’ academic performance.
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Parent Involvement, Child Education, Academic Performance, Secondary School Students, Education in Uganda