The Influence of Parental Socioeconomic Status, Involvement In Learning Activities And Its Influence On Children's Academic Performance In Urban Informal Settlements in Westlands Division - Nairobi County
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study sought to investigate how parental socioeconomic status and \ninvolvement in students’ learning activities can influence academic achievement of students in \nselected secondary schools in urban informal settlements of Westlands Division in Nairobi \nCounty. The study was premised on the classical Liberal Theory of Equal Opportunity and \nsocial Darwinism proposed by Charles Darwin. A descriptive survey design using a sample of \n125 respondents comprising of 91 students, 18 teachers and 16 parents was used to execute the \nstudy. The main tools for data collection were questionnaires for students, Focus Group \nDiscussions for teachers and Interview schedules for parents. The quantitative data from the \nquestionnaires was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while the qualitative \ndata from interviews was managed through thematic techniques. The major findings of the study \nindicate that parental socioeconomic status and school involvement has a powerful impact on \nstudents’ academic achievement. After the statistical analysis it was concluded that parents’ \nsocioeconomic status and involvement in learning activities were facilitating factors towards \ngood academic achievement among students. It was therefore recommended that schools should \nstrengthen the collaboration between home and school in Westlands informal settlements. \nKey words: Academic achievement, urban informal settlements, Parental involvement, Parent-teacher \nrelationship, Socio-economic status
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2513582617