The Influence Of Parental Involvement On Performance Of Ecde Children: A Case Of Manga Division, Nyamira County
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was influence of parental involvement on
performance of ECDE children: a case of Manga Division, Nyamira County. The
specific objectives were: To investigate the extent to which parental income
influences parental involvement on the performance of ECDE children; To
establish the extent to which education level of a parent influences involvement
on the performance of ECDE children; Determine the extent to which parental
occupation influences parental involvement on the performance of ECDE children
and; Establish the extent to which parental involvement influences performance of
ECDE children. The study employed descriptive research design which used a
mixed method approach for qualitative and quantitative technique. The study
targeted it targeted 899 respondents who presented a sample size of 136
participants. Simply Random Selection was carried out to select the 29 out of 73
public ECDE centres, stratified sampling was done to select on pre unit ECDE
teachers in every ECDE centre and the chief was selected purposively having
been the only one in the area of study. To get parent respondents, the research
assistant employed convenience sampling where the 1st parent within the ECDE
centre environment was taken as the respondent. The questionnaires was used to
collect data from parents while interview schedules were employed for data
collection from the ECDE teachers and area chief. An observation checklist was
used to observe learning materials and facilities available in the selected ECDE
centres. The collected data was analyzed by the use of statistical packages for
social sciences (SPSS). The study findings revealed that parental income,
education level of parents, and parental occupation influenced the performance of
ECDE children .The study recommends that the government should take part in
initiating free preschool education to enable the preschool children to realize their
academic dreams since most of the parents in the division are economically
challenged and so cannot afford to educate their children. Adult education should
be intensified by the government to help those parents that are not well educated
to appreciate the importance of getting involved in their children’s academic
matters. The government to enforce protection laws to ensure preschoolers are
protected from challenges of their family status; for example, enforcing the law
on the right to education for all school going age children, and right to basic needs
if preschoolers are to be prepared for entry into class one.
Citation
Master of Education in Early Childhood Education in the Department of Educational Communication and Technology University of Nairobi,2014Publisher
University of Nairobi,
Description
A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education
in Early Childhood Education
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