Parental involvement and academic performance in selected secondary schools in Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Year: 2005
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This research project attempted to examine the relationship between parental involvement and learner's academic achievement at two secondary schools in KZN. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there could be a relationship established between parents who are involved in the education of their children, and their children's academic performance. However, there are many factors that may influenc e academic performance. It may not be correct to attribute all influences on academic performance to parental involvement. The methodology is one of triangulation i.e. making use of the 'mixed ' method approach namely, using data instruments from both the quantitati ve (self-completion questionnaire) and qualitative (structured interviews) methods. The subjects of the study were one hundred and fifteen parents. Data was gathered by questionnaire and structured interviews. A questionnaire was compl eted by learners' parents/guardians. The second phase saw me closely involved in posing questions to some of the parents and seeking clarification horn them. After the collection of data from the questionnaire and an analysis of that data, the results were used as a springboard for my interviews. The present research was undertaken to examme the relationship between different components of parental involvement and learner 's academic achievement of secondary school learners. Four components of parental involvement considered were: parental aspirations for children's education, parent-child communication about school, at-home involvement and parental participation in school related activities.
Author: Mageshni Narain
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1487791516