An investigation into effects of home environment on academic performance of pupils; A Case study of selected shanty compounds and secondary schools in Mufulira District
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Title
An investigation into effects of home environment on academic performance of pupils; A Case study of selected shanty compounds and secondary schools in Mufulira District
Subject
Master of Education (Religious Studies)
Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of how the home environment in shanty pounds affects the general academic performance of pupils in the class. The study was conducted in e shanty compounds of Mufulira District, namely; Kawama East, Kawama West, and Zimba. The secondary schools considered in the study included Chankwa, Kantanshi, Ipusukilo, and Mufulira. The participants who were involved included eight (8) head teachers, eight (8) deputy headteachers, twenty (20) parents, and one hundred and fourteen(114) pupils, bringing the total number of respondents to one hundred and fifty (150). Information was obtained from randomly selected respondents by means of questionnaires and individual interviews. The study found that:
i. Pupils in shanty compounds lack parental and family involvement in their education. For effective learning to take place, the school environment, as well as the home environment, should be conducive enough to enable pupils to study and achieve their educational goals without any disturbances. When they took their unfinished school work(exercises) home, they found that home was not favorable for them to complete their school assignments due to other home responsibilities that demanded their time and effort.
ii. The pupils’ parents’ economic status also do greatly affect their general academic performance in class. Most of the homes in the shanty compounds do not have books that pupils can use to learn and toys to enhance their ability for manipulation. Pupils in the shanty compounds do not have access to clean water and sanitation as well as electricity to enable them to do their work after school. About 40% of the pupils in the shanty compounds do not have adequate food as their parents were just barely surviving each day that came since they were not informal employment.
iii. Parenting styles as well do affect pupils’ general academic performance in public secondary schools to a greater extent. Authoritative parenting is positively associated with academic performance and permissive parenting is negatively associated with the academic performance of pupils in the class.
iv. School infrastructure and furniture are equally a big challenge to the pupils in most of the Zambian public secondary schools. Challenges such as pupils crowding themselves on the few desks available in the classrooms make learning very hard to accomplish.
The study recommended that teachers should come up with deliberate programmes to make regular home visitations in order to be well acquainted with the difficulties faced by the pupils which contribute to their general academic poor performance in secondary schools. Meetings should be called or organized at least once per term where parents are sensitized on how to help their children concerning their education by showing parental care, love, and provision of all the necessary school requirements. In addition, sensitization on nutrition, health matters, family planning, and self-hygiene should be intensified in the communities, especially in the shanty compounds where people are most vulnerable and illiterate. There is a great need to teach people the importance of having good meals and keeping healthy in relation to the intellectual development of the child. Finally, sizeable families should be encouraged through family planning programmes in order for parents to be able to provide for their families sufficiently.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of how the home environment in shanty pounds affects the general academic performance of pupils in the class. The study was conducted in e shanty compounds of Mufulira District, namely; Kawama East, Kawama West, and Zimba. The secondary schools considered in the study included Chankwa, Kantanshi, Ipusukilo, and Mufulira. The participants who were involved included eight (8) head teachers, eight (8) deputy headteachers, twenty (20) parents, and one hundred and fourteen(114) pupils, bringing the total number of respondents to one hundred and fifty (150). Information was obtained from randomly selected respondents by means of questionnaires and individual interviews. The study found that:
i. Pupils in shanty compounds lack parental and family involvement in their education. For effective learning to take place, the school environment, as well as the home environment, should be conducive enough to enable pupils to study and achieve their educational goals without any disturbances. When they took their unfinished school work(exercises) home, they found that home was not favorable for them to complete their school assignments due to other home responsibilities that demanded their time and effort.
ii. The pupils’ parents’ economic status also do greatly affect their general academic performance in class. Most of the homes in the shanty compounds do not have books that pupils can use to learn and toys to enhance their ability for manipulation. Pupils in the shanty compounds do not have access to clean water and sanitation as well as electricity to enable them to do their work after school. About 40% of the pupils in the shanty compounds do not have adequate food as their parents were just barely surviving each day that came since they were not informal employment.
iii. Parenting styles as well do affect pupils’ general academic performance in public secondary schools to a greater extent. Authoritative parenting is positively associated with academic performance and permissive parenting is negatively associated with the academic performance of pupils in the class.
iv. School infrastructure and furniture are equally a big challenge to the pupils in most of the Zambian public secondary schools. Challenges such as pupils crowding themselves on the few desks available in the classrooms make learning very hard to accomplish.
The study recommended that teachers should come up with deliberate programmes to make regular home visitations in order to be well acquainted with the difficulties faced by the pupils which contribute to their general academic poor performance in secondary schools. Meetings should be called or organized at least once per term where parents are sensitized on how to help their children concerning their education by showing parental care, love, and provision of all the necessary school requirements. In addition, sensitization on nutrition, health matters, family planning, and self-hygiene should be intensified in the communities, especially in the shanty compounds where people are most vulnerable and illiterate. There is a great need to teach people the importance of having good meals and keeping healthy in relation to the intellectual development of the child. Finally, sizeable families should be encouraged through family planning programmes in order for parents to be able to provide for their families sufficiently.
i. Pupils in shanty compounds lack parental and family involvement in their education. For effective learning to take place, the school environment, as well as the home environment, should be conducive enough to enable pupils to study and achieve their educational goals without any disturbances. When they took their unfinished school work(exercises) home, they found that home was not favorable for them to complete their school assignments due to other home responsibilities that demanded their time and effort.
ii. The pupils’ parents’ economic status also do greatly affect their general academic performance in class. Most of the homes in the shanty compounds do not have books that pupils can use to learn and toys to enhance their ability for manipulation. Pupils in the shanty compounds do not have access to clean water and sanitation as well as electricity to enable them to do their work after school. About 40% of the pupils in the shanty compounds do not have adequate food as their parents were just barely surviving each day that came since they were not informal employment.
iii. Parenting styles as well do affect pupils’ general academic performance in public secondary schools to a greater extent. Authoritative parenting is positively associated with academic performance and permissive parenting is negatively associated with the academic performance of pupils in the class.
iv. School infrastructure and furniture are equally a big challenge to the pupils in most of the Zambian public secondary schools. Challenges such as pupils crowding themselves on the few desks available in the classrooms make learning very hard to accomplish.
The study recommended that teachers should come up with deliberate programmes to make regular home visitations in order to be well acquainted with the difficulties faced by the pupils which contribute to their general academic poor performance in secondary schools. Meetings should be called or organized at least once per term where parents are sensitized on how to help their children concerning their education by showing parental care, love, and provision of all the necessary school requirements. In addition, sensitization on nutrition, health matters, family planning, and self-hygiene should be intensified in the communities, especially in the shanty compounds where people are most vulnerable and illiterate. There is a great need to teach people the importance of having good meals and keeping healthy in relation to the intellectual development of the child. Finally, sizeable families should be encouraged through family planning programmes in order for parents to be able to provide for their families sufficiently.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of how the home environment in shanty pounds affects the general academic performance of pupils in the class. The study was conducted in e shanty compounds of Mufulira District, namely; Kawama East, Kawama West, and Zimba. The secondary schools considered in the study included Chankwa, Kantanshi, Ipusukilo, and Mufulira. The participants who were involved included eight (8) head teachers, eight (8) deputy headteachers, twenty (20) parents, and one hundred and fourteen(114) pupils, bringing the total number of respondents to one hundred and fifty (150). Information was obtained from randomly selected respondents by means of questionnaires and individual interviews. The study found that:
i. Pupils in shanty compounds lack parental and family involvement in their education. For effective learning to take place, the school environment, as well as the home environment, should be conducive enough to enable pupils to study and achieve their educational goals without any disturbances. When they took their unfinished school work(exercises) home, they found that home was not favorable for them to complete their school assignments due to other home responsibilities that demanded their time and effort.
ii. The pupils’ parents’ economic status also do greatly affect their general academic performance in class. Most of the homes in the shanty compounds do not have books that pupils can use to learn and toys to enhance their ability for manipulation. Pupils in the shanty compounds do not have access to clean water and sanitation as well as electricity to enable them to do their work after school. About 40% of the pupils in the shanty compounds do not have adequate food as their parents were just barely surviving each day that came since they were not informal employment.
iii. Parenting styles as well do affect pupils’ general academic performance in public secondary schools to a greater extent. Authoritative parenting is positively associated with academic performance and permissive parenting is negatively associated with the academic performance of pupils in the class.
iv. School infrastructure and furniture are equally a big challenge to the pupils in most of the Zambian public secondary schools. Challenges such as pupils crowding themselves on the few desks available in the classrooms make learning very hard to accomplish.
The study recommended that teachers should come up with deliberate programmes to make regular home visitations in order to be well acquainted with the difficulties faced by the pupils which contribute to their general academic poor performance in secondary schools. Meetings should be called or organized at least once per term where parents are sensitized on how to help their children concerning their education by showing parental care, love, and provision of all the necessary school requirements. In addition, sensitization on nutrition, health matters, family planning, and self-hygiene should be intensified in the communities, especially in the shanty compounds where people are most vulnerable and illiterate. There is a great need to teach people the importance of having good meals and keeping healthy in relation to the intellectual development of the child. Finally, sizeable families should be encouraged through family planning programmes in order for parents to be able to provide for their families sufficiently.
Creator
Mutti Emmanuel
Publisher
Submitted to: Justo Mwale University
Date
2017
Contributor
Supervisor: Professor Plyson Muzumara
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All Right Reserved. Justo Mwale University
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Language
English
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An investigation into effects of Home Environment on academic performance of pupils
- Date Added
- May 19, 2022
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- Theses and Dissertation [2017]
- Citation
- Mutti Emmanuel, “An investigation into effects of home environment on academic performance of pupils; A Case study of selected shanty compounds and secondary schools in Mufulira District,” Justo Mwale University, Repository , accessed May 19, 2024, https://repository.justomwale.net/items/show/36.