Parental involvement in education of children a case study in the ridge school in bantama sub – metro of Kumasi metropolis

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of parental involvement towards their children’s education in The Ridge School in Bantama Sub-Metro of Kumasi Metropolis. The study population comprised of all parents of The Ridge School. In all 60 parents were purposively selected to participated in the study and questionnaire were administered in collecting the data. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that the parents agreed that they support their children financially. Additionally, according to the results the majority of the parents agreed that they make sure they provide home support for their children by providing their children’s basic needs, and finally, the parents agreed that they attend any call of the school for their children. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the parents should be encouraged to regularly provide pocket/feeding money for their children, and also to guide and supervise them to do their homework.