Parental Involvement in Children’s Reading Development in Zanzibar: The Underpinning Issues.

Thabit, Mkasi Hassan (2024) Parental Involvement in Children’s Reading Development in Zanzibar: The Underpinning Issues. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study explored parental involvement in children‟s reading development in the West “A” district of the Urban West Region in Unguja, Zanzibar. It specifically assessed parents‟ perceptions and understanding of the role of parental involvement in supporting their childrens reading development, as well as the factors influencing such involvement. The study was utilize a mixed research approach and employed a total of 939 parents. The instruments for data collection were interviews and focus group discussions for qualitative insights, while a survey questionnaire was employed for quantitative analysis. Thematic analysis was applied to the qualitative data, and multiple regression analysis was used for the quantitative data. The Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler Model of parental involvement served as the conceptual framework for this research. The findings revealed that parents hold positive perceptions of their involvement in their children‟s reading development and understand its importance. However, their knowledge of specific activities that support reading development was found to be lacking. Additionally, the study identified a stronger association between parental involvements in home-based reading activities compared to school-based involvement. The study concludes that without balanced attention to both home and school-based parental involvement activities, children‟s reading development will remain incomplete. The study recommends the development of a standardized parental involvement framework to enhance parents' knowledge and effective strategies that support their children‟s reading development. Further studies should be done out of this area to see the comparisons and differences of parental involvement in children reading development.

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