ABSTRACT
The study aimed at investigating the influence of home environment on academic
achievement of students in public secondary schools in kistwarnba sub county, kasese
District and it was guided by the following objectives; to determine the influence of parents
economic status on students academic achievement in public secondary schools in
kistwamba sub county kasese District, to establish the influence of parent/family
involvement on students academic achievement in public secondary schools in kistwamba
sub county, kasese District, to investigate the effects of parenting style on students academic
achievement in public secondary schools in kistwamba sub county kasese District. The study
used the cross sectional design based on both qualitative and quantitative research
approaches. This was because it would enable the researcher to generate quick self-reports
from the participants under the study. The information for this study was gathered by use of
questionnaires as the main research instrument. The questionnaires were administered to the
head teachers, students and PTA chairpersons from the selected, the study revealed that the
majority of the respondents strongly agreed with the statement that increasing family
income is associated with an increase in student’s academic achievements; majority of
respondents agreed that parent’s attendance to the school education days was good; the
majority of the respondents strongly agreed with the statement that children of parents
who are authoritative are associated with high question achievement The study
recommends that; the government should increase the bursary allocation to students from
poor families so as to retain them in school to enhance their performances, the school
administration need to increase the number of education days for parents so that parents can be more involved with tl~eir students’ academic achievement, parents ought to improve their parenting styles as this can affect their children’s academic achievement.
PHILIP, T (2021). Influnce Of Home Environment On Academic Achievement Of Students In Public Secondary Schools In Kitswamba Sub County Kasese District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influnce-of-home-environment-on-academic-achievement-of-students-in-public-secondary-schools-in-kitswamba-sub-county-kasese-district
PHILIP, THEMBO "Influnce Of Home Environment On Academic Achievement Of Students In Public Secondary Schools In Kitswamba Sub County Kasese District" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influnce-of-home-environment-on-academic-achievement-of-students-in-public-secondary-schools-in-kitswamba-sub-county-kasese-district. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
PHILIP, THEMBO . "Influnce Of Home Environment On Academic Achievement Of Students In Public Secondary Schools In Kitswamba Sub County Kasese District". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Jun. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influnce-of-home-environment-on-academic-achievement-of-students-in-public-secondary-schools-in-kitswamba-sub-county-kasese-district >.
PHILIP, THEMBO . "Influnce Of Home Environment On Academic Achievement Of Students In Public Secondary Schools In Kitswamba Sub County Kasese District" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/influnce-of-home-environment-on-academic-achievement-of-students-in-public-secondary-schools-in-kitswamba-sub-county-kasese-district