The influence of parents’ level of education on pupils’ academic performance in primary schools of Busamizi Subcounty, Buvuma district. A Cross-sectional study.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51168/61rd4183Keywords:
Parental Education, Academic Performance, Primary Schools, Buvuma District, Pupils’ AchievementAbstract
Background.
Parental education has long been recognized as a key predictor of children’s learning outcomes, shaping academic support, expectations, and educational opportunities at home. This study examined the influence of parents’ education levels on pupils’ academic performance in primary schools in Buvuma District.
Methodology.
A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed, involving pupils selected through stratified and simple random sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires, interviews, and documentary review. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and linear regression, while qualitative responses were thematically analyzed.
Results.
The majority of participants were girls (57%), aged 11–14 years (80.8%), and had spent between 1 and 10 years in school. Parental involvement practices such as checking homework (M=1.70, SD=1.042), assisting with assignments (M=2.43, SD=1.355), reading school letters (M=2.01, SD=1.131), and providing study time (M=1.97, SD=1.050) positively influenced pupils’ academic performance. Pearson’s correlation indicated a significant positive relationship between parents’ education level and academic performance (r = .586, p < .001). Regression results further showed that parental education explained 33.3% of the variance in pupils' academic performance (Adjusted R² = .333).
Conclusion
Parental level of education was statistically significant towards pupils’ academic performance in Buvuma district. The educational attainment of their children in both rural and national samples was easily influenced by their conducive home study environment.
Recommendation.
Different stakeholders, such as government (policy makers) and the school administrators, the parents, and opinion leaders, should be considered so that good academic performance of pupils in Buvuma district is attained.
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