Charity LimboroNoor, Mohamed Muhumed2022-04-282022-04-282021http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23683A Research Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education of Kenyatta University, November, 2021Parental support and academic achievement of learners has drawn considerable attention from the researchers over the years. However, little or no attention has specifically been given by scholars to how parental support affects academic performance of learners from nomadic families in Kenya. The aim of this research was therefore to assess the ways in which support of parents affects learners’ achievements in examinations within government sponsored high schools among learners from nomadic families in Wajir County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: to determine the forms of parental support in the education of government sponsored high school learners from nomadic families; to investigate the influence of home related parental support on the performance of government sponsored high school learners from nomadic families; to examine the influence of school related parental support on the performance of government sponsored high school learners from nomadic families and; to assess school related strategies used to improve parental support in the education of government sponsored high school learners from nomadic families in Wajir County, Kenya. The current study was guided by the theory of overlapping spheres. Descriptive research design was used in the study. The target population included the 12 principals, 24 teachers, 480 parents and 480 students in Wajir County. Stratified, convenience, purposive and simple unsystematic sampling methods were used in respondent selection. The respondents were 160 in number and comprised of 4 principals, 96 form 3 learners, 12 teachers and 48 parents. Questionnaires and interview schedule were utilized to collect data. Pilot test of the instruments was done on 16 respondents. Validity was ascertained via expert assessments while reliability was tested through Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient. SPSS was utilized to generate inferential and descriptive statistics. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The study revealed that in Wajir County, parents get involved in students’ education at secondary school level with the main form of parental involvement being payment of school fees. The study also found that home related parental involvement and school related parental support greatly influenced students’ academic performance. The study also established that the adopted school related measures greatly influenced parental support for learners’ education in Wajir County public secondary schools. The findings further show that generally there was a statistically significant relationship between parental support and academic performance of learners from nomadic families in Wajir County, Kenya. The study therefore concluded that parental support influences academic performance of learners from nomadic families in Wajir County greatly. The study recommends that effective measures should be put in place to enhance the effectiveness of parental involvement in education of learners from nomadic families. The results of the study may benefit learners in secondary schools as it underlines the way in which parents’ support of their childrens’ education affected students’ test scores.enInfluenceParental SupportAcademic PerformancePublic Secondary School StudentsNomadic FamiliesWajir CountyKenyaThesis