Influence of parents’ educational background on students’ academic performance in basic schools in the Toase circuit of the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality

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.