Sociological Imperatives of Parental Involvement and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students: Implications for 21st Century Learning
| dc.contributor.author | Emeri, P.N | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-11T10:10:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-11T10:10:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Scholarly Article | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The family is a crucial social institution and parents are the drivers of this institution to foster the societal expectations of the family. Educating the child for effective social participation is a joint responsibility of the educational institutions and the parents. Traditionally, parental involvement embraces all that parents daily do to present a ready and willing learner to the school, through nurturance, providing academic friendly home environment and educational materials. Asides these, parents are expected to do much more to promote their children’s education. This paper examined parental involvement and academic performance among secondary school students in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos Sate. This study adopted correlational research design and the study sample comprised 170 participants drawn from the study population using simple random sampling technique. Four hypotheses were postulated and tested in the study. The instruments used in gathering of data were a self-designed questionnaire titled Parental Involvement in Students’ Learning Questionnaire (PISLQ) and an English Language Achievement Test (EAT). These were validated and the reliability established through a pilot study with a reliability coefficient of 0.72. The formulated hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistic at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that there is a significant relationship between parental assistance with homework, parental participation in school activities and students’ academic performance. Also, a significant relationship exists between parental communication with the school and students’ academic performance among secondary school students. Based on the findings, the study recommended that parents should be encouraged to participate in the education of their children and this can be through assistance at home with homework as this expands the learning done at school. Schools should create avenues such as parents-teachers-meetings, for teachers and parents to meet and discuss the academic performances and issues of students. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Emeri,P.N. (2022). Sociological Imperatives of Parental Involvement and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students: Implications for 21st Century Learning. Review of Education, Institute of Education Journal, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 33(II), 129-135. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 978-2585-10-6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11725 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Review of Education, Institute of Education Journal, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Review of Education, Institute of Education Journal, University of Nigeria, Nsukka,;33(II) | |
| dc.subject | Parental involvement | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Learning enhancement | en_US |
| dc.subject | Parental assistance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education | en_US |
| dc.title | Sociological Imperatives of Parental Involvement and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students: Implications for 21st Century Learning | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |