Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence parents’ educational
background on students’ academic performance in public Junior High Schools in the
Toase Circuit of the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality. The objectives of the study
were to find out how parents level of education affect class test, determine how
parents level of education affect end of term examination and to discover the
challenges parents face in the education of their children in Junior High School in the
Toase Circuit of the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality.The descriptive survey design
was used for the study. The target population of the study was all the parents of Junior
High School students. The accessible population was 112 literate parents. Purposive
sampling was used to select 90 parents for the study. The study found that the
performance of children of the majority of parents with SSSCE certificate were not
high due to the fact that they were not monitored regularly in class test but was high
with parents with diploma certificate and above. Also performance of students of
parents with diploma certificate and above was high due to regular monitoring in their
end of term examination but not high with parents with SSSCE certificate. Some of
the challenges parents face in the education of their children was, difficulty in
controlling children watching television and inadequate funds to cater for children’s
education. It is recommended based on the findings and conclusions that the
Municipal Directorate of Education and heads of educational institution should
educate parents to provide their children with the needed teaching and learning
resources in order for them to perform better in school.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education
and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2020
