Influence of family involvement on the education of children in Wa municipality

Abstract

The study aimed to explore the impact of family involvement on the education of children in Wa municipality. The case study design was adopted for the study. The sequential explanatory design was used in this study with a population of 176 which consist of 167 teachers and 9 parents. The census sampling technique was use to select all kindergarten teachers whiles convenient sampling technique was use in the selection of parents. The study employed questionnaire and semi-structure interview guide as data collection instruments for the study. The data from the questionnaire were analysed descriptively using means and standard deviations whereas the qualitative data from the interview were analysed thematically. The study found that parents and other family members involvement in the child’s education was low. The study revealed once again that there were some barriers to the involvement of families such as inadequate financial resources, material resources poor school family collaboration. The study also revealed that family involvement impact and benefits the young child academically, socially, emotionally, and morally. It is therefore recommended that school authorities design and implement programs that would encourage families to be active in the educational activities of their children in their schools.