Abstract:
It is certain that parental involvement in their wards’ academic performance is of essence
because it has an influence on the education of their children. In line with this, the study
sought to assess the effect of parental involvement on students’ academic performance at
Prempeh JHS. In particular, the study to investigate parents’ perception, about their
children’s academic performance, explored the barriers of parent involvement in students’
academic performance, and determined the strategies to increase parent involvement in
students’ academic performance. Simple random sampling technique was used for the
study. Structured questionnaire was used as data collection instrument for the study.
Descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were used to analyse the data.
The study revealed that the key barriers to parental involvement in students’ academic
performance were poverty, lack of parents’ formal education and poor parent-teacher
relationship. However, various key strategies like using school counselors, involving
parents in home-based activities of the children, application of laws to force parents to be
responsible, among others were identified as useful in increasing parental involvement in
students’ academic performance. It recommended that school heads should endeavor to
provide proper orientation for parents as they bring their wards to school. This will ensure
that they will appreciate their roles in their wards’ education and as such contribute
meaningfully to it.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education
and Communication Sciences submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Akenten
Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, in
partial fulfilment of the requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational
Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2021