Comparative Analysis of Selected Parental Factors and Academic Achievement among Pupils in Primary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMuindi, Philip Alexander
dc.contributor.authorNyambura, Salome
dc.contributor.authorKirimi, Francis
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-11T09:15:41Z
dc.date.available2023-04-11T09:15:41Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to analyse comparatively influence of selected parental factors on academic achievement among pupils in primary schools in Machakos Count, Kenya. A descriptive survey design was used. A sample size of 315 informants from a target population of 3155 was used. The respondents comprised of grade three pupils, grade three teachers, and grade three parents. The validity of instruments was enhanced through the use of the triangulation approach while the test-retest approach was used to assess instrument reliability. Data collection tools were questionnaires for grade three teachers, an interview schedule for grade three parents, pupils and document analysis of the pupils’ academic record. The collected data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. The findings revealed that the academic performance of pupils in grade three in Machakos County is affected by parental involvement, which was notably based on parents’ gender and parents’ economic status. According to the findings, most parents were involved in their children’s education; however, the level of participation varied from family to family and in different ways. The study recommended that the schools need to increase the number of academic clinics to motivate more parents to involve in their children's education in order to improve the academic performance of pupils in Machakos County. The results of the study could be helpful to the Kenyan government, which could use them to develop policies on parental participation in education activities among pupils in primary schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationalexander Muindi, P., Kirimi, F., & Nyambura, S. (2022). Comparative Analysis Of Selected Parental Factors And Academic Achievement Among Pupils In Primary Schools In Machakos County, Kenya. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 9(6).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-4404
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/25152
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS)en_US
dc.subjectComparative analysisen_US
dc.subjectParental factorsen_US
dc.subjectAcademic achievementen_US
dc.subjectPrimary schoolsen_US
dc.titleComparative Analysis of Selected Parental Factors and Academic Achievement among Pupils in Primary Schools in Machakos County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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