Parents Involvement and Students Academic Performance in Selected School in Kween District in Uganda a Case Study of Binyiny Secondary School in Binyiny Town Council.
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2018-03
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
The study focused on the influence of parents involved on students’ academic performance in
Binyiny secondary school in Binyiny town council, kween district
Oral interviews, questionnaires and documentary review were employed in data collection.
The study tries to find out the impact of parents involvement on students academic performance
Research population was school administrators, teachers, members of board of governors and
students of Binyiny secondary school. 80 senior four students, head-teacher, class teacher and a
member of Board of Governors in charge of Academic Affairs were respectively taken as sample
randomly, and purposely.
Qualitative data were collected on students’ access to school lunch and also class day attendance
by parents of the students under study. After analysis of the data the Researcher finds significant
relationship between parents’ involvement and academic performance among students of
Binyiny secondary school, Binyiny town council, kween district.
The recommendation of the study was that concerted efforts should be made by government and
school administration to educate and sensitize parents to take up their responsibilities towards the
education of their children.
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A Dissertation Submitted to the College of Education Open, Distance And E-Learning in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for The Award of Bachelors Degree of Arts with Education of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Parents Involvement, Students’ academic performance, Kween District in Uganda