Parental Education in Children’s Academic Performance
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61841/w52ny792Keywords:
Parental Education,, Academic Performance.Abstract
--- This study proposes of how parenting education affects students' educational performance. The main goal of study is to analyze the impact of parental education and the educational qualifications of parents on the academic performance of high school students in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. It was used a descriptive survey where the data was collected from 200 participants using the self-management questionnaire from 4 chosen secondary schools in Kuala Terengganu design. Technique was used to take samples of a random stratified sampling of respondents. The data were analyzed using regression analysis. The findings are illustrated in three models; demographic information and analysis, descriptive and inferential analysis, the findings of analysis showed that the students of mothers and fathers who obtained a qualification highly educated are performing well compared to the performance of Parents with lower educational qualifications. Lastly, it makes recommendations to parents, educators, policymakers and educational leaders.
Downloads
References
1. Battle, J. & Machel, L. (2002). The increasing significance of class: The relative effect of race and socioeconomic achievement. Journal of Poverty, 6(2) 21-35.
2. William, H.S. & Vimal, P.S. (1967). Socioeconomic status, intelligence, and the attainment of high education. Sociology of Education, 40(1), 1-23.
3. Ahmad, K. & Najeemah, M.Y. (2013). Influence of Socio-Economic and Educational Background of Parents on their Children’s Education in Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 3(10), 1-8.
4. Musarat, A., Sundus, N., Faqiha, N., Fozia, P. & Ayesha, S. (2014). Impact of parental education and socioeconomic achievement of university students. European Journal of Psychological Research, 1(4), 1-9.
5. Femi, O. (2012). The effects of parental socio-economic status on academic performance of students in selected schools in Edulga of Kwara state Nigeria. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Science, 2(7), 230-239.
6. Ahmad, K. & Naeema, B. (2013). Influence of socioeconomic and educational background of parents on their children’ education in Nigeria. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 3(10), 1-8.
7. Musgrave, C.B. (2000). Environmental factors affecting attitude towards science and mathematics. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(1), 382–394.
8. Ekber, T. & Gokhan, P. (2013). The effects of socioeconomic characteristics of students on their academic achievement in high education. American Journal of Educational Research, 1(10), 449-455.
9. Sureeh Kumar, N.V. (2012). The impact of parents’ socioeconomic status on parental involvement at home: A case study on high achievement Indian students of a Tamil school in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2(8), 11-24.
10. Rothestein, R. (2004). Class and school: Using social, economic and educational reforms to close the white and black achievement gap. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 16(4), 445-449.
11. Hill, N.E., Castelino, O.R., Lansford, J.E., Nowlin, E., Dodgo, P., Bates, K.A. & Pehit, G.S. (2004). Parent academic involvement as related to school behaviour, achievement and aspiration: Demographic variation across adolescence. Child Development, 75(5), 1491-1509.
12. Booth, A.Z. (1996). Parental availability and academic achievement among Swazi rural primary school children. Comparative Education Review, 40(3), 250-263.
13. Ifelunni, C.O. (2014). Influence of parental socioeconomic status on academic performance of students in selected school in Nigeria; A case study of Enugu state. Journal of Education and Practice, 5(2), 105-110.
14. Kristin, J. (2014). Socioeconomic factors affecting education. Available: https://classroom.synonym.com/socioeconomic-factors-affecting-education-8240412.html.
15. Ghuntta, T.P. Mehta, H.B. Gokhade, P.A. & Shah, C.J. (2012). A study of socio-economic and parental educational backgrounds of first year medical students in medical college Bhavngar. International Research Journal of Pharmacy, 3(9), 253-255.
16. Saifullah, S. (2011). Effect of socioeconomic status on students’ achievement. International Journal of Social Science and Education, 1(2), 119-128.
17. Farooq, A.H. Chaudhry, M. Shafic, G. Berhanu, (2011). Factors affecting student’s quality of academic performance, A case study of secondary school level. Journal of Quality and Technological Management, 7(2), 1-14.
18. Effiong, O. E. & Igiri, C. E. (2015). The Influence of family background on the academic achievement of students in basic science. International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, 59, 20-27.
19. Memon, G.R. Muhammad, F.J. & Muhammad, A.K. (2010). Impact of parental socioeconomic status on students’ educational achievement at secondary schools of district Malir, Karachi. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, 6(6), 678-687.
20. Zahyah, H. (2008). The relationship between the aspect of socioeconomic factors and academic achievement. Jurnal Pendidikan Malaysia (Malaysian Journal of Education), 33, 95-105.
21. Nelson, J.K. (2009). Impact of Parent Education on Student Success. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED507263.pdf.
22. Ngure, W.W. & Amollo, P.O. (2017). Influence of Parents Education Level on Academic Achievement of Unity Preschool Children in Embakasi, Nairobi County. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 5(2), 32-36.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
- The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notices:
You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .
No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.
