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Assessment of parents’ support in students’ learning in selected community secondary schools in Kagera region

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dc.creator Rutasingwa, Fortunatus
dc.date 2019-08-08T06:45:14Z
dc.date 2019-08-08T06:45:14Z
dc.date 2015
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T14:15:24Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T14:15:24Z
dc.identifier Rutasingwa, F. (2015). Assessment of parents’ support in students’ learning in selected community secondary schools in Kagera region. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/649
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/649
dc.description Dissertation (MA Education)
dc.description This study assessed the relationship between parents' support and students' academic achievements in selected community secondary schools to determine specific aspects which predict students' academic achievements. It employed a cross-sectional research design and used mainly quantitative approach, supported by some aspects of qualitative approach. Both purposive and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 107 respondents from the population of parents, students, class masters and heads of schools. Data were collected through questionnaires, interview guide and documentary review guide. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis to obtain frequencies, percentages, Pearson correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination (Adjusted R Square). The results showed that there is moderately positive correlation between parents' support and students' academic achievements [.38, n = 103, P < .05]. The P value on the relationship obtained between two variables was .01. This implies that parents' support influences students‟ academic achievements. In determining a major aspect of the parents' support that predicts students' academic achievements, parents' role of encouraging students to work hard was entered into regression equation and was significantly related to students' academic achievements R² = .124, F (1,101) = 15.436, P < .001. The multiple correlation coefficient (R) was .36, R² was .133 and adjusted R² equals to .124, indicating that approximately 12.4% of the variance of students' academic achievements could be accounted for by the parents' role of encouraging students to work hard. A number of recommendations were derived from the major findings of the study.
dc.language en
dc.publisher The University of Dodoma
dc.subject Parents’ support
dc.subject Community schools
dc.subject Kagera
dc.subject Academic achievements
dc.subject Students encouragment
dc.subject Secondary school
dc.subject Academic achievement
dc.subject Secondary school
dc.subject Students' academic achievement
dc.subject Encouragment
dc.subject Secondary school students
dc.title Assessment of parents’ support in students’ learning in selected community secondary schools in Kagera region
dc.type Dissertation


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