Open AccessParental Involvement and Academic Achievement of Primary Students: A Case Study of Two Nigerian Parents
Author(s) -
Fawzul Razeen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian research journal of arts and social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-4761
DOI - 10.9734/arjass/2021/v15i330258
Subject(s) - psychology , academic achievement , class (philosophy) , subject matter , qualitative research , mathematics education , islam , medical education , developmental psychology , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , curriculum , social science , philosophy , theology , artificial intelligence , computer science
This case study reveals how parents perceive their involvements and expectations of their children’s academic achievements. The primary purpose of this study is to explore parental involvement in the academic achievement of primary students in Nigerian schools and to assess parental involvement at the Primary School level and how it enhances academic achievement. The researcher chooses the qualitative research method for this study and makes use of Semi-structured interviews to collect data on the first-hand experiences of two international post-graduate (PG) students at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The major finding of this study is parental involvement with their children. The Parents went to school to communicate with the class teacher and also they assisted with their children’s homework at their residential premises. Parents had high expectations of their children’s academic achievement in the class. There were some differences in the way the two parents were involved in the academic work of their children. This is because of some causes such as lack of time, new subject matter and distance to the schools. The findings of this study have implications mostly for teachers, teacher educators and educational decision-makers.