Abstract:
The purpose of the study is to examine the factors that influence parental decisions on
the choice of early childhood facilities for their wards facilities in Zabzugu. The study
adopted a quantitative research approach. In the study, objectives findings validated
the results of the study because it was based on the actual findings from the field as
the researcher remained distanced from the participants. The study also used the
descriptive survey design, as it sought to establish and describe prevailing factors
which influence parents to select early childhood facility. The design was suitable for
this study given that it was able to identify key factors which influence parents to
choose early childhood facility. Apart from reporting the current status, the collected
data were used to determine whether and to what extent relationships exist between
and among the variables considered in the study. The population of the study was
fifty (50). This targeted population for the study comprised both parents and their
wards. The results from a survey where there is a carefully selected sample will
reflect very closely to the entire population. The sample for this study was fifty (50)
participants. A stratified sampling technique was used to select the sample unit for the
study. Parents were selected at their homes, sitting places/ work places, offices and
school premises to answer the designed questionnaires distributed by the researcher
and teachers. In all the population 50 parents in Zabzugu town were involved in the
study. The purpose of validation is to find out the degree to which the measure is
accurate for a specific purpose. Concerning the content validity of the questionnaire,
the instrument was given to other experts in the area of the study, including the
supervisor of this study for their perusal. Reliability of an instrument has to do with its
consistency of measurement. Through a pilot study, a measure of item consistency
was obtained. The instrument was self-administered to the targeted respondents. It
was believed that the administration of the instrument by the researcher in person
would result in more co-operation than if others were asked to collect the data. On the
average, it took five minutes for a participant to fill the questionnaire. The
questionnaires were collected on the spot after they had been filled. As a result, there
was a hundred percent (100%) return rate.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Early Childhood Education,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(Early Childhood Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
JULY, 2022