Influence Of Parental Involvement In Administrative Matters On Pupils Performance In Public Primary Schools In Isinya Sub County, Kajiado County

Abstract

This study sought to determine the extent to which involvement of parents in financial support, academic clinics, formulation of school improvement strategy and what voluntary activities influence pupils KCPE performance in public primary schools. The research design adopted in this study was a descriptive survey design. The study target population included all head teachers of the 30 primary schools in Isinya Sub County, 300 teachers teaching in the primary schools and 700 parents who have children in the primary schools. The sample consisted of 30 head teachers, 100 teachers and 150 parents. All the 30 head teachers were considered in this study but the teachers and pupils were sampled randomly. Head teachers from the same schools were picked purposively. The research instrument for the study included two questionnaires and an interview guide. Data collected for analysis was both qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative data was derived from open ended questions in the questionnaire and in the interview guide, while quantitative data was from descriptive statistics supported by tables, frequency and percentage; this was done using the Statistics Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer package. The study concludes that financial support from parents especially in support for procurement of learning resources increases the morale in the learning process and ultimately improves pupils KCPE performance in public primary schools. Parents were deeply involved in supervising learner’s homework a for better performance, provision of school uniform, discipline and supporting school programme. Parental participation in voluntary activities can boost attendance and increase achievement in classroom teaching which is needed to dramatically improve pupil’s performance. Parents should continue supporting schools financially where possible as this was found to be instrumental in raising both teachers and pupil morale for better performance. The government should also consider increasing funding to those schools located in economically challenged areas. There is need to formulate strategies that encourage parental engagement in academic improvement strategy. There is need to improve on Parent’s attendance to academic clinics