Correlation between Parental Involvement and Students’ Commitment toward Learning: A Case of Secondary Schools in Arusha District, Tanzania

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue V, May 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Correlation between Parental Involvement and Students’ Commitment toward Learning: A Case of Secondary Schools in Arusha District, Tanzania

Baraka Manjale Ngussa, PhD^1* and Goodluck Nzowa²

¹Senior Lecturer of Curriculum and Teaching, University of Arusha, Tanzania
²MA Student, University of Arusha, Tanzania

Abstract:-The present study investigated on the role of parental involvement on students’ commitment toward learning among secondary schools in Arusha District, Tanzania. A sample of 150 form three students was randomly selected from five schools to fill the questionnaire whose validity was established by expert judgment and reliability of above 0.7 Cronbach’s Alpha was established through statistical analysis before data was collected from the field. Data was analyzed through descriptive statistics in terms of mean scores and correlation of variables was established through Pearson product Moment Correlational Coefficient. The study established that the rate of students’ commitment toward learning was high. This was reflected by the fact that their attitude toward schooling is positive, their school attendance is good enough and they actively collaborate with fellow learners at school in academic matters. The rate of parental involvement was high as parents follow up their educational progress, they encourage them to set academic goals and objectives, they guide and counsel them on academic matters and they make follow up on academic reports. The more the parental involvement, the higher the rates of students’ commitment toward learning. The researchers recommend thatteachers in the schools under investigation should devote their time and energy to teach effectively so that when students’ commitment, parental involvement and teachers’ efforts are combined, big results will be achieved and desirable academic performance will be realized. Since parental involvement significantly influences students’ commitment, school administrators need to inform parents on the importance of their full involvement to support their children’s academic affairs.

Keywords: Parental, involvement, students, commitment, learning, Arusha, Tanzania.

I. INTRODUCTION

Parental involvement in rising learning effectiveness is among the current and a global phenomenon and is of great importance to educational stakeholders including parents, learners, teachers, school administrators and policy makers (Umeana, 2017).As it is believed that parental involvement influences learning effectiveness, the present study investigates on the role of parental involvement on students’ commitment toward learning.

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