Parental Involvement in Academic Achievement of Primary Pupils in Tanzania” The Case of Ubungo District.

Musa, Ssendege (2020) Parental Involvement in Academic Achievement of Primary Pupils in Tanzania” The Case of Ubungo District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study concentrated on parental involvement in academic achievement of primary pupils in Ubungo district. The general objective of this study was to investigate the effect of parental involvement in academic achievement of primary pupils. The specific objective of the study therefore was to assess the parental roles that influence academic achievement of primary pupils, to assess home environment on the academic achievement of primary pupils, to assess the influence of parents’ interest in education on pupils’ academic achievement, to assess the parents’ engagement in school activities. The study was conducted in Ubungo district with 188 respondents. The respondents included one district education officer; one ward education officer, sixheads of schools, seventy two teachers, seventy two pupils and thirty six parents. Purposive and simple random samplings were employed to select participants by gender. The study employed interviews and questionnaire techniques to collect data. Data was collected through primary and secondary data. Data analysis was conducted using content analysis and descriptive statistics. The study revealed that there is minimal parental involvement in academic achievement of primary pupils leading to poor performance among pupils. The findings showed that parents who had low levels of education have less interest in pupils’ learning activities. It was also realized that some parents do not play parental roles as expected which may have affected the academic achievement of pupils. The findings also revealed that low income parents were unable to provide reading materials and conducive home environment to their children hence affecting their performance. The finding also showed that many parents were not engaging themselves in school activities. Therefore basing on the findings from different respondents there was minimal parental involvement and this must be resolved to promote pupils’ academic achievement. The recommendations are; The ministry of education should educate or civilize parents about the value of education for their children and the need for active participation in all school activities that can promote the academic achievement of their children, parents should always monitor their children and discourage absenteeism, parents should be sensitized on the need to create a conducive home environment to ease the learning of their children. Heads of schools should always conduct regular school meetings, class meetings and create a platform for parents and teachers to share experiences and challenges to improve the academic achievement of pupils.

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