TITLE:
The Influence of Family Structure on Academic Achievement in the Kwabre East Municipal Area, Ghana
AUTHORS:
David Anim Mante, Li Maosen, Kennedy Oduro Aboagye, Emmanuel Nana Kwesi Ofori Darko
KEYWORDS:
Family Structure, Academic Achievement
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.9 No.12,
December
14,
2021
ABSTRACT: This
study focused on the influence of family structure on academic achievement in
the Kwabre East Municipal Area. This study is guided by three objectives,
namely to determine the families’ roles in the academic achievement of senior
high school students, to identify the challenges to the adequate performance of
families’ roles in the academic achievement of senior high school students and
to investigate the influence of family structure on academic achievement of senior high school students in the
Kwabre East Municipal Area. This study is a cross-sectional study where
data were collected from 363 students in the Kwabre East Municipal. The data
collection instrument was a structured questionnaire. The data collected were
analyzed descriptively and quantitatively. Pearson Correlation Coefficient is used to
establish the relationship between family structure and academic achievement of
the respondents. The majority of the respondents disagreed that parents give
school authorities health information about wards and academic histories. The
parent does not support their wards in-home learning. Parents, however, support
ICT learning in the schools and attend school programs such as an anniversary.
Financial hardship was a significant challenge for the effective involvement of
parents in the academic achievement of students. There is a significant strong
positive correlation between parental roles in education and students’ academic
achievement. Parents should be made aware and encouraged to provide vital information, such as their wards’ health information and academic history to school authorities. Parents should be made aware and
encouraged to ensure their wards do their assignments. Parents should be
encouraged to provide their children with required learning materials.