Type of Preschool an Important Factor in Determining Fathers’ Support for their Children’s Education
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Date
2013
Authors
Mwoma, Teresa Bitengo
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International Knowledge Sharing Platform
Abstract
Research has shown that father’s involvement in children’s education influence how children perform in
education. While this is critical, the type of school the child attends is of great importance in determining
whether fathers get involved in children’s education or not. This paper therefore presents research findings of a
study conducted in Gucha District of Kisii County with regard to type of school and fathers’ involvement in
children’s education. A sample size of sixteen preschools drawn from public and private sponsored and both
from rural and urban set up were selected for this study. Further a sample size of 160 children and 160 fathers to
the selected children were sampled for the study. Fathers were given a self report questionnaire with items
requiring them to indicate their involvement in children’s education. Findings revealed that fathers with children
in private sponsored preschools were more involved their children’s education than fathers with children in
public sponsored schools. Fathers were involved more in checking whether children have done homework,
buying books, paying school fees and attending school meetings.
Description
A research article published in Journal of Education and Practice
Keywords
key words, fathers’ involvement, type of school and fathers’ involvement, public and private preschools
Citation
Mwoma, T. (2013). Type of Preschool an Important Factor in Determining Fathers‟ Support for their Children‟ s Education. Journal of Education and Practice, 4(17), 190-194.