Parental Involvement and Family Structure as Determinants of Private School Pre-school Children Academic Achievement in Literacy in Oyo State
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2023-12
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Lead City University
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This study investigated parental involvement and family structure as determinant of private schools preschool children academic achievement in literacy in Oyo State. The study was guided by Epstein’s Conceptual Model Theory and Social Capital Theory. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated. Descriptive survey research was adopted. Study population comprised 3,295 private primary schools and 217,850 pre-school pupils. Sample size consisted of 834 private primary school, 4100 pre-school pupils and 4,100 parents. Parental Involvement and Family Structure on Pre-school Children’s Academic Achievement in Literacy Questionnaire (PIFPCA) (r=0.87) and Pre-School Pupil Literacy Examination (PPLE) containing fifteen questions were used. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that level of academic achievement in Literacy among pre-school students in Oyo State is excellent. Level of parents' involvement (x= 3.40) in the preschool children education in Oyo State
is moderate. The overall level of family structure of private schools preschoolers is moderate (x=2.61). There is significant combined influence of parental involvement and family structure on the academic achievement in literacy of private school preschool children (Adj. R2=0.620, F(2.612)= 14.575, P<0.05). Parental involvement (B = 0.147; p = 0.019) and family structure (B= 0.202; p =0.008) have positive influence on preschoolers academic achievement in literacy. Home environment (F(1.6229)= 0.464, p-value=0.496) has no influence on pre-school children academic achievement in literacy. Hence, the level of academic achievement should be maintained and improved, parents should improve on their involvement in preschool children’s education, single parenting and polygamous family structure should endeavour to provide family support to improve their children academic achievement.
Keywords: Academic Achievement, Family Structure, Home Environment, Literacy, Nuclear Family, Polygamous Family, Pre-School, Single Parenting.
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Academic Achievement, Family Structure, Home Environment, Literacy, Nuclear Family, Polygamous Family, Pre-School, Single Parenting.