Parents, Pay Attention! Factors Related to Parental Involvement with Education in Northern Uganda

Ezati, Betty Akullu; McBrien, J. Lynn; Stewart, Jan; Ssempala, Cornelius; Ssenkusu, Peter Mpiso

doi:10.22160/22035184/aras-2016-37-2/9-32

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“…However, Nanyonga and Nanziri (2013) show that in Bukedea district, parents cannot always contribute towards midday meals for their children even when they know that it is their responsibility. Ezati et al (2016) notes that in northern Uganda there are several factors that contribute to parents' limited involvement in children's education including "poverty, dislocation, fear, alcohol consumption, and misunderstanding of policy" (p. 10). Some northern Ugandan parents fail to provide exercise books for their children and textbooks for both teachers and pupils because they cannot afford them (Oluka and Opolot-Okurut 2008).…”

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Does decentralised governance of primary education improve performance of pupils in Eastern Uganda? Perspectives of education managers

Namara

2020

CJLG

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This study seeks to establish the role decentralised governance has played in the performance of primary schools in eastern Uganda. Exploratory and descriptive data drawn from 104 school managers and district officials participating in the study indicate that decentralised governance has strengthened management of the payroll, increased regularity of monitoring and supervision and introduced school management committees. Despite these improvements in governance, there is however evidence that the quality of primary education continues to be low. Only a small and declining percentage of pupils complete primary education, and with increasingly poor grades. This is because, for a number of reasons, both the supply and demand side of governance are still weak. Despite this, overall the author finds that decentralised governance of primary education is a positive development, as it has enhanced the supply side of governance. There is, however, a need to control negative practices in the supply side of governance, and to systematically develop the demand side of governance, if the performance of Ugandan pupils is to improve.

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Does decentralised governance of primary education improve performance of pupils in Eastern Uganda? Perspectives of education managers

Namara

2020

CJLG

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Lessons Learned on Research Methods and Researcher Stance in Africa

McBrien

2018

Women Researching in Africa

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Narratives of parents’ participation in their children’s education

Adelabu,

Mncube

2023

SAJE

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Parents are an important part of any educational progress, and they are recognised as of key importance in children’s learning. In addition, fruitful parents’ participation in children’s education has been reported to facilitate the development of learners’ values, positive attitudes, and behaviour in which their emotional balance and maturity have also been reported to be supported and boosted. With this study, we sought to investigate narratives of parents’ participation in their children’s education at a secondary school in the Amathole West district of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The study was underpinned by Epstein’s theory of parental involvement and the ecological framework. A qualitative approach was adopted in this study, with a sample of 8 participants (parents), and data were collected through interviews. The findings reveal that parents who were fully involved in their children’s education could track and monitor their children’s progress at school and such parents quickly knew about any problems and talked to their children’s teacher about it. Consequently, we recommend that parents must be more actively involved in their children’s education by collaborating with their children’s teachers to bring out the best in their children.

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Parents, Pay Attention! Factors Related to Parental Involvement with Education in Northern Uganda

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Does decentralised governance of primary education improve performance of pupils in Eastern Uganda? Perspectives of education managers

Does decentralised governance of primary education improve performance of pupils in Eastern Uganda? Perspectives of education managers

Lessons Learned on Research Methods and Researcher Stance in Africa

Narratives of parents’ participation in their children’s education

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