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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON STUDENTS'. ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN. KOROGWE, TANZANIA. ANNISIA M MAUKA. A DISSERTATION SUBMMITED IN FULFILMENT FOR THE. REQUIREMENTS OF THE MASTER DEGREE IN education . ADMINISTARATION, PLANNING AND POLICY STUDIES OF THE OPEN. UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA. 2015. ii CERTIFICATION. I, the undersigned, certify that I have read and hereby recommends for the acceptance of the dissertation titled; PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT and Its EFFECTS on Students' Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Korogwe, Tanzania that was done under my supervision and guidance for submission to the Open University of Tanzania for the award of the Masters of education in Administration, Planning and Policy Studies.

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1 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON STUDENTS'. ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN. KOROGWE, TANZANIA. ANNISIA M MAUKA. A DISSERTATION SUBMMITED IN FULFILMENT FOR THE. REQUIREMENTS OF THE MASTER DEGREE IN education . ADMINISTARATION, PLANNING AND POLICY STUDIES OF THE OPEN. UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIA. 2015. ii CERTIFICATION. I, the undersigned, certify that I have read and hereby recommends for the acceptance of the dissertation titled; PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT and Its EFFECTS on Students' Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Korogwe, Tanzania that was done under my supervision and guidance for submission to the Open University of Tanzania for the award of the Masters of education in Administration, Planning and Policy Studies.

2 Dr. Michael W. Ng'umbi (Supervisor).. Date iii COPYRIGHT. No part of this dissertation may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the author or the Open University of Tanzania in that behalf . iv DECLARATION. I, Annisia M. Mauka, do hereby declare that this dissertation is entirely my own work and it has not been presented to any other Institute of higher learning for a similar or other academic award. In addition, all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged my means of complete references.

3 Signature .. Date v DEDICATION. This dissertation is dedicated to my mother who ensured that I attend the school at all costs. vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. My studies could not have been possible without support from various people who assisted me with their ideas, criticism and encouragement. I cannot mention them all but just few will serve for the purpose of this study. The first is the supervisor, Dr Michael W. Ng'umbi of the Open University of Tanzania, who is also the current Dean of the Faculty of education . The supervisor provided me with enthusiastic, motivation, criticisms and guidance which made me to take the study where it is now. The second is my husband Dr.

4 George Gidanva, who encouraged me and supported me financially and morally. I also feel guilty if I cannot appreciate the support of my sons who due to engagement in studies they missed me at home thus they were affected to miss my attention. vii ABSTRACT. The study focused on PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT and its EFFECTS on students' academic performance in Korogwe. The study was guided by four objectives: relate parents' level of education with students' academic performance 2 to identify how parents' income influences the students' academic performance, 3 to establish how communication between teachers and parents affect the students' academic performance, and 4. to establish how home environment affects students' academic performance.

5 The study employed sequential mixed methods design and it used interviews and questionnaire techniques to collect data to inform the audience. These techniques were also complemented by observation and document. The study findings showed that majority of parents had low level of education which is at primary level. It was noted that parents who had low level of education were less responsible for children schooling which may have led to their poor performance. Moreover, the results showed that low income of parents made them unable to provide sufficient home needs and school requirements for their children. Low income in the family also forced some students to take part in the income generation activities to support the families; thus reducing their time for learning.

6 The findings showed that in most cases, great numbers of parents were not attending school meetings. This situation left students' problem unsolved and in long run, it could lead to students' failure in their studies. Lastly, the findings showed that students were involved in various domestics' chores which consumed most of students' learning time. The recommendations to address these problems are provided. viii TABLE OF CONTENTS. CERTIFICATION .. ii COPYRIGHT .. iii DECLARATION .. iv DEDICATION .. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .. vi ABSTRACT .. vii LIST OF TABLES .. xii LIST OF FIGURES .. xiii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .. xiv CHAPTER ONE .. 1. INTRODUCTION .. 1. 1. Background to the Problem.

7 1. Statement of the 6. The Purpose of the 7. Objectives of the 7. Significance of the Study .. 7. Delimitation of the 8. Definition of Key Terms .. 8. PARENTAL Involvements .. 8. Student's Academic 8. 8. Public Secondary School .. 9. ix Organization of the Study .. 9. CHAPTER TWO .. 10. LITERATURE REVIEW .. 10. 10. Theoretical Literature Review .. 10. Parents education Level and Students' Academic 13. Parents Income on Students Academic Performance .. 15. Communication between Teachers And Parents and Students' Academic Performance .. 20. Learning at Home and Students' Academic Performance .. 22. Research Gap .. 25. CHAPTER THREE .. 26. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .. 26.

8 26. Area of Study .. 26. Research Approach .. 27. Research Design .. 27. Target 28. Sample and Sample 28. Sample .. 28. Sampling 29. Data Collection Techniques .. 30. Interview .. 30. Questionnaire .. 31. x Documentary Review .. 32. Observation .. 32. Data Analysis .. 33. Validity and Reliability of the Research Instruments .. 33. Pilot Study .. 33. 34. Ethical 34. CHAPTER FOUR .. 36. DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF. FINDINGS .. 36. 36. Characteristics of the Respondents .. 36. Students' Academic 38. The Parents or Guardian Level of education and Students Academic Achievements .. 39. Contribution of Family Income on Students' Academic 42. Students in Engaged Income Generation Activities and Its Effect on Learning.

9 42. The Communication between Teachers and Parents and Students'. Academic Performance .. 46. Learning at Home and Students' Academic Performance .. 49. Checking Exercise Books and Assisting Children in Their Studies at 49. xi Talking with Children on the Importance of education and Provide Assisting Materials .. 51. Other Activities Performed By Students At 53. CHAPTER FIVE .. 57. SUMMARY, CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .. 57. 57. Summary of the Study .. 57. The Findings of the Study .. 58. Parents or Guardian Level of education on the Academic Performance .. 58. EFFECTS of Family Income on Students' Academic Achievements .. 58. The EFFECTS of Communication between Teachers and Parents to Students'.

10 Academic Performance .. 58. EFFECTS of Home Environment on Students' Academic Performance .. 59. Conclusion .. 59. 60. Recommendations for Action .. 60. Recommendation for Further Research .. 61. REFERENCES .. 62. APPENDICES .. 70. xii LIST OF TABLES. Table : Composition of respondents from Selected Secondary Schools- Korogwe .. 29. Table : Heads of school profile in the sample schools (N=4) .. 36. Table : Characteristics of sampled teachers.. 37. Table : Parents/ Guardians level of 42. Table : Parents/ Guardians Occupation and their Responses.. 44. xiii LIST OF FIGURES. Figure : Distributions of Students Scores, N=40 .. 38. Figure : Responses from Parents and Guardians.


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