THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN SUPPORTING PUPILS’ LEARNING AT HOME AND PUPILS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN NTENJERU NORTH, KAYUNGA DISTRICT, UGANDA. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

JAMES SSOZI; MUHAMAD SSENDAGI

doi:10.70572/agp.v2i5.32

Authors

James Ssozi School of Graduate Studies and Research, Team University.
Dr.Muhamad Ssendagi School of Graduate Studies and Research, Team University.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i5.32

Keywords:

Parental involvement, Home learning support, Pupils’ academic performance, Ntenjeru North, Kayunga District

Abstract

Background

Parents’ involvement has always been vital to the academic performance of pupils in any given institution of learning. This study examined the relationship between parents’ involvement in supporting the pupils’ learning at home and pupils’ academic performance at Universal Primary Education schools in Ntenjeru North, Kayunga District, Uganda.

Methodology.

A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was adopted for this study. A sample of 198 respondents was determined using the table of Krejcie & Morgan (1970). This study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection that included the questionnaire survey, face to face interviews, documentary review and direct observation.

Result.

39 (40%) had attained a diploma, and 24 (25%) had worked for a period between 3-5 years. Results indicate that the Chi-square = 71.905, Asymp. Sig =.000. The estimated probability of obtaining a chi-square value greater than or equal to 71.905 if average responses on academic performance do not vary with average responses on parents’ involvement in supporting the child’s learning at home is p =.000. From an interview with the Inspector of Schools and the head teachers of the selected schools in Ntenjeru north, they all opine that parents are the cause of children’s absenteeism during planting and harvesting seasons, market days, weddings and cultural days and that this affects academic performance.

Conclusion.

There was a significant relationship between parents’ involvement in supporting the child’s learning at home and pupils’ academic performance in UPE Schools in Buhaguzi County Hoima District, as revealed already by the respondents in this study.

Recommendation.

Parents must be sensitized to support their children’s learning, if not they can even be compelled to do so. Arrests can be made of parents who keep home children of school-going age in activities like farming and petty businesses as a source of cheap labor.

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