ABSTRACT
The main focus of this
research work is on the effect of poor parenting on children and their
education in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. And it was found that the
level of education of parents, their socio-economic status, their relationship
with their children, the structure of the home a child grows in have either
negative or positive influence on the children’s life and academic performance.
Questionnaires were used to collect the information which were administered to
some students in the (10) selected schools in Egor Local Government Area. Simple
percentage was used to analyze the data obtained. The result showed that all
factors investigated have impact on the life and education success of students
in general. Some of the recommendations are: parents should always check and
supervise their children’s work at home so as to detect their weak point.
Parents should provide adequate school materials for their children to study
with and should also pay their children school fees in time.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter
One:
Introduction
Background to study
Statement of problems
Purpose of study
Significance of study
Research questions
Scope of study
Limitation of study
Definition of terms
Chapter
two:
Literature review
Chapter Three:
Methodology and
procedure of study
Research design
Population of the study
Sample of the study
Sampling techniques
Instrumentation
Validation of research
instrument
Reliability of the
instrument
Method of data
collection
Method of data analysis
Chapter Four
Presentation of data and
discussion of results
Chapter
Five
Summary, Conclusion and
Recommendations
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
According to Cleaner
Casiellino, Michinery and Terry Vilarcial [2005] parenting is the term
summarizing set of behaviors involved across life, in the reactions among
organisms that are usually the same and typically members of different but
cohorts. Parenting interaction provide resources across the generational groups
and functions in regard to domains individual survival reproduction, nature and
socialization, this parenting is a complex process involving much more than a
mother or father providing food and succor to an infant or child. Parenting
involves bio-directional relationship between members of two or more generation
and can extend through all major parts of the respective life spans of these
groups which may engage all institution within a culture including education,
economic, political and designed settings which the group left behind [Ford and
Leaner Lager] “parenting is both a biological and social process.
The training given to a child, to a large extent determine his or her
self-concept. The parenting styles of individual also determine how the child
will adjust to the society emotionally. There are different families. There is
the single parent homes, the two parents homes and the multiple parents homes
which is generally known as polygamy. In these homes you find different styles
of parenting being used. These parenting style have a way of affecting the
self-concept of individual adolescents and their emotional adjustment in the
society.
The parenting styles, goes a long way in determining how an individual sees his
or herself, perception concerning his or her physical, social and psychological
aspiration and emotional adjustment in the society in which he or she lives. It
is therefore important to study the different parenting styles and ascertain
how they determine the self-concept of the individual adolescent. It is also
necessary to look at the way, this will help the individual to adjust
emotionally to the society.
According to Bornstain
[2005], the key functions of a child’s family are to raise the young person in
a healthy as manner as possible. The parents role is to provide the child with
safe, secure, nurturing, loving as well support the child’s environment, as one
that allows the offspring to have a happy and healthy youth life. This sort of
experience allows the youth to develop in knowledge, value, attitude and
behaviour necessary to become an adult, making a productive contribution to
self, family community and the larger society. What a parent does to fulfill
these “duties” or roles is termed parenting in other words, parenting is a term
summarizes behaviour of a person, usually mother or father in the process of
raising a child given to the family.
The effects of poor
parents on the academic performance of their children is absolutely essential
in student’s achievement in school and in life. The overwhelming studies and
research indicate that there are positive academic outcomes stemming from
parental involvement with benefits beginning in early childhood throughout
adolescence and beyond. The impact that parents can have on their children
learning and achievement transcends income levels and social status. Infact the
most accurate predictor of a student achievement in school is not income or
social status, but the extent to which that students family is able to;
1. Create a home environment that encourages
learning.
2. Express high expectations for their children’s
achievement and future careers.
3. Become involved in their children’s education at
school and in the community. If two of these three criteria are accomplished,
children of low income families will achieve at or above the levels expected of
middle class children.
A child’s learning is
enhanced when schools encourage parents to stimulate their children’s
intellectual development. Numerous studies have shown that the home environment
has a powerful effect on what children and youth learn, not only in school but
also outside of school. This environment is considerably more powerful than the
parent’s income and education in influencing what children learn in the first
six years of life and during the twelve year of primary and secondary
education. One major reason that parental influence is so strong is because the
children spend more than ninety percent of their time from infancy throughout
their childhood outside school under the influence of their parents. Therefore,
ultimately the parents are the first and most important
teacher.
Domina and Knipprath
(2005) highlighted the fact that students value their education when they see
the interest shown by their parents. This does not only lead to higher academic
performance, but also to better attendance and improved behaviour at home and
school, when school and home work together collaboratively, and using a
competent approach to education, it can make a huge difference in a student
achievement academically.
1. STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
Poor parenting have been
identified as a major problems responsible for poor academic performance of
school chidrlen. Many parents believe that the best way to groom their children
especially the adolescents is by being oppressive, authoritative and
autocratic.
In the light of the
above, the research intends to find out the major problems confronting poor
parenting on children and their education in Egor Local Government Area of Edo
State.
1. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this
research work is to examine the effects of poor parenting on the academic
performance of their children. The difficulties which parents experience during
their periods of schooling or the types of job they are involved, which has
made them to deviate from their family responsibilities has been a way of
affecting the children of their sound academic performance.
1. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study is not only
important to parents in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State but also to the
Nigeria parents in general. Among the importance of this research work are;
1. It will serve as a source of knowledge about how
parenting style affect the performance of their children.
2. It will help in exposing the teachers to the
influence of parental status on the academic performance of the student.
3. It will be useful to educationist.
4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
5. Does poor parenting styles lead to poor academic
performance of students?
6. Does lack of facilities in the home affect
students academic performance in school?
7. Does the level of educational qualification of
parents affect the academic performance of the students?
8. Does the style of parenting affect the academic
performance of student?
9. Does the family structure and size affects the
academic performance of students?
10.
Does the occupation of
parents affect the academic performance of students?
11.
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
This study is limited to
all the senior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.
The research is based on finding the effect of parents on the academic
performance of their children.
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
There are certain terms
used in this study that have specific connotation to the study.
Academic: This is concern about teaching or studying
those subject taught to provide skills.
Educational Discrepancy: People who also have adequate opportunities
but achieve considerably less than what could be predicted.
Academic Background: The detail of persons educations.
Parents: Persons father or mother.
Pupil: A person who is being taught especially a
child in school.
Education: A process of teaching, training and learning
especially in school or college to improve on knowledge, and develop skills.
Teacher: Person who inculcate knowledge into another
person.
Parenting Style: This is the different styles of up bringing of
children. Here we have; Indulgent parents, Authoritarian, Authoritative and
Uninvolved [reluctant] parents.
Parental Attitude: This is the parental feeding towards the
adolescent..
Indulgent Parents: These are the parents who feel less concern
about their children’s up bringing
Authoritarian Parents: They are the parents who believes in
oppressing their children with directive options and not responsive.
Authoritative Parents: They are responsive and they do not oppress
their children directive options.
Uninvolved Parents Or
Reluctant Parents: They are not
responsive, neither are they helpful.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0061 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 59 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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