Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of Single Parenting on the
academic performance of Senior High School students in Asikuma Odoben Brakwa
District. The specific objectives were: to assess how parental structure, parenting style
and parental involvement influence the academic performance of SHS students in
Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District. The study used descriptive survey design and
questionnaire as research instrument which had both open and closed ended items.
The questionnaires were used to collect data from three hundred and sixty-four (364)
randomly selected students from the schools. The main findings of the study were
that: parental structure, parenting style and parental involvement are problems facing
performances in school. The results also established that parental occupational status
is highly related to student academic achievement. Based on these findings the
following recommendations were made: Government and other stakeholders in
education should economically empower single parents through provision of business
advisory services; there should be a proper counselling unit in every school where the
psychological and emotional challenges of students will be tackled. Also, government
should put in place measures that will allow individual stakeholders in school to
provide a sense of security and stability that is necessary for every child development.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Post Graduate Diploma
(Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
