Socio-economic changes and academic performance of children in ECD centers: a case study of Mukono Municipality, Mukono District
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2017-08
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Kampala International University, College of Education
Abstract
This research aimed at finding out how Socio Economic changes in child upbringing i.e.
employment, poverty and HI V/AIDS have affected child academic performance in Mukono
Municipality, Mukono district. The researcher wished to find out the importance of teaching
learning materials to the child and how a teacher had a great impact on the development and
performance of the child.
Stratified sampling and random sampling techniques were used in this research so that each
individual was given the same chance of being included in the sample, The instrument for
data collection was a questionnaire. The number of participants involved was sixty.
The results indicated that the teacher had a great impact on the development and performance
of the child, despite the varied child rearing practices. The results also revealed that children
who were given a variety of attractive materials discovered and explored for themselves and
remembered what they had learnt easily.
From the results children should be given the basic needs so as to develop holistically and
perform well in class. The researcher wished to recommend that the parents should spare
sometime for their children, use their resources to provide the basic needs to the child and
appreciate the role of the teacher and caregivers by paying them well.
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Research report submitted to the College of Education, Open and Distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Education Kampala International University
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Socio-Economjc Changes, Academic Performance, ECD centres, Mukono district