Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of inadequate parental involvement in pupils’
education in Ojobi circuit in the Gomoa East district of Ghana. The objectives were;
to ascertain the reasons why some parents do not involve themselves in their children
education; to describe how non-involvement of parent in children’s education affects
pupils in Ojobi public basic schools; and to identify the challenges teachers face as
parents do not cooperate in teaching and learning. T study; specifically, mixed
research approach as the research design of the study. The result from this study
showed that the introduction of Capitation Grant and fCUBE, financial
constraints/low income, high demands from teachers, the problems with single
parenting/ divorced/ widowhood, inadequate time, high cost of living, involving
pupils in business, withdrawing them from school in order for them to sell,
unemployment, low interest, and attitude toward education and large family size were
some of the reasons why some parents do not involve themselves in their children
education. Also, the study found high rate of absenteeism and truancy, poor
monitoring of both teachers and pupils’ performance, poor teacher motivation, pupils school related problems remain unsolved, poor teaching and learning environment,
and poor funding of school related projects as some of the effects on parental non involvement. The study finally found low motivation, students’ absenteeism and
truancy ani inadequate teaching and learning supports (such as Text books, Exc.
books, uniforms, desk etc.) as some of the major challenges teachers face as parents in
teaching and learning. This study recommended the need for parents to be educated
on the needs to invest ample interests in their children’s education by contributing in
diverse ways, covering other areas identified in this study where they least contribute,
to support their children’s educational development. Also, parents must find
appropriate means of involving themselves in the education of their children, not only
in terms of buying text books and exercise books, but also attending P.T.A. meetings,
contributing to the school development and visiting their children while at schools to
evaluate their academic progress.Aiso the study recommend the need for parents to be
educated on the need to invest ample interest in their children”s education by
contributing in diverse ways, covering other areas identified in this study where they
least contribute, to support their children”s educational development
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Social Studies Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences, submitted to the
School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(Social Studies Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
