Types of parent involvement in schools in the Omusati education region of Namibia
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Date
2014
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University of Namibia
Abstract
Little research has been conducted in the areas of parental involvement in
education in Namibia. In this article the views of parents regarding their
involvement in education were investigated. Data were collected using a
questionnaire which was administered to a systematic sample of one hundred and
fifty six (156) parents of learners in grades eight to ten from a random sample of
ten (10) combined and junior secondary schools. It is clear from the study that
parents are involved only in some activities such as feeding and dressing the
children for school, attending parent -teacher meetings, discussing school matters,
voting in school board elections, helping children with homework, ensuring that
children behave well both at home and at school, providing a quiet place for
homework, teaching children the alphabet and that they attend school functions.
However, parents were less frequently involved in activities such as attending
parents’ evenings, helping elsewhere, helping with special groups such as sport
and drama, , limiting TV viewing, helping the school to set challenging academic
grades, discussing the child’s progress, and checking homework every night.
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Keywords
Parent involvement, Education, Namibia
Citation
Jekonia, J. & Mowes, A. Types of parent involvement in schools in the Omusati education region of Namibia. Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 3, (1&2), 174-188.