| dc.description.abstract | Parents have a significant role in the upbringing of Children regardless of the capacities. Parents who provide teaching learning resources, health care support, safe environment, educational cost and monitor the learning activities of CLWD enhance participation. In instances where these aspects are not provided participation is upheld. The study sought to investigate influence of parental responsibility on participation of CLWD.
The study objectives included to: determine the extent to which parental responsibility in providing TILRs influenced the parftcipation of CLWD; examine the effects of parental responsibility in support of health care and safe environment on participation of CLWD; establish how parental responsibility in provision of educational cost affects participation and assess the extent to which parental involvement in the monitoring of the learning activities influenced participation of CLWD. The study questions were formulated from study objectives.
The literature review depicted provision of T &LRs, health care support, safe environment, educational cost and involvement in the monitoring of learning activities and how these aspects influenced the participation of CLWD. The study used survey research design. purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to ensure equal representation. Tools used included questionnaires for ECE teachers, interview schedules for headteachers, focus group discussion guides for parents and observation guides for children. Validity of the instruments was appraised by the supervisor and the reliability of the instruments was tested through pilot study.
The study established that parents could not provide adequate TILRs for CLWD due to financial instability. CLWD missed school due to absenteeism attributed to lack of textbooks, exercise books, pencils, school uniforms and play materials. Worse still, CLWD were always sent home for tuition money. Problems associated with provision of health care and safe environment were health costs, lack of health facilities and lack of awareness.The study concluded that parents were the sole provider of TILRs, health care, safe environment and educational costs for CLWD in ECE centres.
Monitoring of learning activities was also parents' role. However, inadequate provision of TILRs, health care, safe environment and educational cost was still a challenge. In addition, monitoring of learning activities was not suffldent for effective participation of CLWD. The government should allocate funds to cater for TILRs, health care services and educational costs for CLWD. ECE centres should develop a policy on parental involvement which includes defined roles, responsibilities and strategies to boost participation. The government should lay clear policies and laws to enhance the participation of CWD in ECE. | en_US |
