Assessment of Parental Involvement in Home-Based Learning Activities in Public Primary Schools: A Case of Children in early Years of Learning in Nyeri and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
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2020-01
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge
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The importance of parental involvement in home-based educational activities of their children cannot be gain said. This is because when parents are involved in educational activities of their children, an instructional extension is formed between the school and the home setting and this also facilitates modeling of behaviours that position children to appreciate the purpose of education as they attempt to imitate the behaviours depicted by the parent. Additionally, parental involvement helps in enhancing the child’s confidence, motivation, mental health, self-esteem, communication skills and interest in education as a worthy undertaking. However, despite these perceived benefits there are concerns that parents are not strongly involved in home learning activities of their children. This study assessed the extent of parental involvement in home-based learning activities in early years of learning in Nyeri and Nairobi Counties, Kenya. The target population consisted of parents in Nyeri and Nairobi Counties who had children enrolled in the early years of learning (pre-primary school to grade 3), currently under the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC). The sample size was determined using the Krejie and Morgan (1971) sampling formula which yielded 384 respondents who were equally distributed in the 8 sampled counties. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire and the responses obtained were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aide of the computer software SPSS version 20. The study established that parental involvement in home-based learning activities of their children was weak and there were no statistically significant differences in the involvement of male and female parents. The study further revealed that the higher the level of the parents’ education level the more involved they were in education activities of their children. The study recommended that stakeholders in education should join hands and sensitize parents on the need for greater involvement in home based educational activities for their children.
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parental involvement, home-based learning activities, public primary schools, Kenya
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