Abstract:
It is certain that parental involvement in their wards’ academic performance is of essence
because it has an influence on the education of their children. In line with this, the study
sought to assess the effect of parental involvement on students’ academic performance at
Patasi MA JHS. In particular, the study to investigate parents’ perception, about their
children’s academic performance, explored the barriers of parent involvement in
students’ academic performance, and determined the strategies to increase parent
involvement in students’ academic performance. The study employed the case design.
The use of this design was appropriate in collecting the study was descriptive in nature.
Moreover, the use of quantitative research design was suitable to interpret the required
study findings. Also percentages were used to analyse data collected. The study revealed
that the key barriers to parental involvement in students’ academic performance were
poverty, lack of parents’ formal education and poor parent-teacher relationship. However,
various key strategies like using school counselors, involving parents in home-based
activities of the children, application of laws to force parents to be responsible, among
others were identified as useful in increasing parental involvement in students’ academic
performance.
Description:
A Project Report 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