NDLI: Relationship between Paternal Involvement in Pupils ’ Education and Academic Achievement among Primary School Pupils in Nairobi County , Kenya

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Relationship between Paternal Involvement in Pupils ’ Education and Academic Achievement among Primary School Pupils in Nairobi County , Kenya

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Bironga Moraa, S. Nyaga, Panuel
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Fathers‟ role in children‟s education is of a great deal of interest to many people. The purpose of this study was to investigate; the relationship between paternal involvement in children‟s education and pupils‟ academic achievement. The study was guided by Parental Involvement Model by Palkovitz (1997), Role Identity Theory by Stryker (1987) and Cognitive Development Theory by Piaget (1970).The research design of this study was ex post facto. The study was carried out in Nairobi county because of it‟s diversity of the population in general and its metropolitan nature. One school was selected from each of the four districts through simple random sampling. Forty standard six pupils were purposively sampled from each selected school due to their performance from the teachers‟ assessment record. This gave rise to a sample size of 160 pupils. Fathers of the selected children were automatically part of the sample, giving a total of 320 participants in the study. Data were collected through a questionnaire which each participant filled concerning paternal involvement. The results showed that there was a relationship between paternal involvement and pupils‟ academic achievement. Pearson Correlation had revealed that there was a relationship between fathers‟ involvement in pupils‟ education and pupils‟ academic achievement. It was concluded that fathers‟ involvement in their children‟s education influence their children‟s performance. It was recommended that there was need for school managers to encourage fathers to closely monitor and participate in their children‟s education. Key wordsEducation, Academic Achievement, Paternal Involvement, Shared Activities, Monitoring Activities, Provision Activities and Teaching Activities
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