IMPACT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AWKA SOUTH LGA

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of parental involvement on students’ academic performance in public

secondary schools in Awka south L.G.A OF Anambra State. Four research questions guided the study.

Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. From a population of 332 teachers, a

sample of 200 teachers was drawn using a simple random sampling technique. A researchers’ developed

instrument which was validated by three experts was used for data collection. The questionnaire was

structured on a four point scale of Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A) Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagreed

(SD) weighted 4, 3, 2 and 1. The reliability of the instrument was ascertained using test-retest method

and this yielded reliability coefficient of 0.87 for the entire instrument. The instrument was considered

reliable in line with Nworgu (2015), who stated that if the co-efficient obtained for an instrument is up

to 0.70 and above, the instrument should be considered good enough to be used for a study. The direct

administration and retrieval method was used for data collection. Mean was used to answer the research

questions. The findings revealed that the parental level of education, income, occupational status and

participation in school related activities have positive impact on students’ academic performance. Based

on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that, parents should set bench marks and

create academic targets for their children. Parents should also adopt rewards and incentive methods to

bolster their children academic performance