@Article{crph305,
AUTHOR = {Kwarteng, Patrick and Asiamah, Frank and Twumasi, Anderson Oppong and Nkansah, Jacob Oppong and Issaka, Jacob and Afetorgbor, Simon Kweku},
TITLE = {Parental Involvement in the Academic Performance of Students in Ghana: Socio-Economic Status},
JOURNAL = {Current Research in Public Health},
VOLUME = {2},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {114-125},
URL = {https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/OJER/article/view/305},
ISSN = {2831-5162},
DOI = {10.31586/ojer.2022.305},
ABSTRACT = {The purpose of the study was to assess the socioeconomic status and levels of parental involvement on the academic performance of Junior High School Students in the Upper West Akim District in Ghana. The study adopted the quantitative approach and specifically used the descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used for the selection of schools and respondents for the study. The main instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. The Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software version 22 was used for analysis of data gathered. The study concluded that, parents’ socioeconomic status specifically; education, occupation and income levels, is an important factor that determines the academic performance of students in the Upper West Akim District. The educational and income statuses have a positive relationship with the academic performance of students. The findings from the study also revealed that, parents who ensure that their children study at home, provide their educational needs, discuss their progress with their teachers and attend PTA meetings regularly have children who perform better academically as compared to children whose parents do not see to it that their children study at home, provide the educational needs of their children, discuss their children’s learning with teachers and attend PTA meeting regularly. It is recommended that, Considering the strong positive relationship between parental involvement and academic performance, it is recommended that government through the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) should educate parents, teachers and school managers on the relevance of parental involvement in the education of the child and the need for the school to create an atmosphere that would involve parents in the education of their wards. It is also recommended that, adult literacy should be enhanced by government to improve the level of education of parents in the Upper West Akim District which will go a long way to improve participation of parents in children’s education and hence improve their academic performance.},
}

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%A Twumasi, Anderson Oppong
%A Nkansah, Jacob Oppong
%A Issaka, Jacob
%A Afetorgbor, Simon Kweku
%D 2022
%J Current Research in Public Health

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%V 2
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%T Parental Involvement in the Academic Performance of Students in Ghana: Socio-Economic Status
%M doi:10.31586/ojer.2022.305
%U https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/OJER/article/view/305

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AB  - The purpose of the study was to assess the socioeconomic status and levels of parental involvement on the academic performance of Junior High School Students in the Upper West Akim District in Ghana. The study adopted the quantitative approach and specifically used the descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used for the selection of schools and respondents for the study. The main instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. The Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software version 22 was used for analysis of data gathered. The study concluded that, parents’ socioeconomic status specifically; education, occupation and income levels, is an important factor that determines the academic performance of students in the Upper West Akim District. The educational and income statuses have a positive relationship with the academic performance of students. The findings from the study also revealed that, parents who ensure that their children study at home, provide their educational needs, discuss their progress with their teachers and attend PTA meetings regularly have children who perform better academically as compared to children whose parents do not see to it that their children study at home, provide the educational needs of their children, discuss their children’s learning with teachers and attend PTA meeting regularly. It is recommended that, Considering the strong positive relationship between parental involvement and academic performance, it is recommended that government through the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) should educate parents, teachers and school managers on the relevance of parental involvement in the education of the child and the need for the school to create an atmosphere that would involve parents in the education of their wards. It is also recommended that, adult literacy should be enhanced by government to improve the level of education of parents in the Upper West Akim District which will go a long way to improve participation of parents in children’s education and hence improve their academic performance.
DO  - Parental Involvement in the Academic Performance of Students in Ghana: Socio-Economic Status
TI  - 10.31586/ojer.2022.305
ER  -