INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL ATTITUDE ON PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN AKOKO SOUTH WEST, ONDO STATE.
Abstract
Parental attitude on the academic performance highlights that parents perception towards their children's education plays a role in shaping pupils academic motivation and performance. This study examined the influence of parental attitude on the academic performance of public primary schools in Akoko south west. The population of this study comprises of selected public primary school teachers from Akoko South West Local Government, Ondo State. Sample of (150) teachers were randomly selected for the study. Structured questionnaire duly validated were used for data collection. The data collected through the research instruments were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. PPMC was used for the hypotheses..
The findings reveled that parental attitude significantly influence pupil's academic performance. Parental engagement, cultural awareness and sensitization, of parents improve communication channels in schools, strengthened home – school partnership, provision of flexible participation and encouragement from parents are factors that impacts parental attitude towards pupils academic performance. Lastly, impact of positive parental attitude in shaping pupils academic performance is recommendable. The research hypothesis revealed that there is a significant relationship between parental attitude and pupils academic performance.
It was recommended that schools should develop more deliberate strategies to involve parents in both academic and non-academic activities on the need to improve pupils academic performance, since work schedule hinder many parents schools, should create flexible avenue for involvements such as: virtual parents-teacher meetings, staggered visiting hours or weekend programs that allow more parents to participate, schools and local education authorities should organize seminars and training sections to build parent knowledge and skills on how to effectively support learning at home ensuring their positive attitudes translate into meaningful practices, education policy makers should integrate parental involvement as a core component of early childhood education framework.
Keywords: Parental Attitude, Parents, Early Childhood Education, School Management, Educational Policy, Educational Leadership
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