Faculty of Educationhttp://dir.muni.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12260/52024-03-28T14:18:09Z2024-03-28T14:18:09ZParental involvement in education and students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Terego district UgandaAyikoru, Rehemahttp://dir.muni.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12260/6212024-03-07T21:10:59Z2024-03-07T00:00:00ZParental involvement in education and students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Terego district Uganda
Ayikoru, Rehema
The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of parental involvement on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Terego District and the objectives were; to assess the influence of parental financial support, examine the effect of parental communication, and assess the influence of parental involvement in students’ learning at home on academic performance in public Secondary schools in Terego District. The research adopted both qualitative and quantitative approaches with a sample size of 164. A cross-sectional study design was used. The data was obtained using structured questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics involving linear regression analysis. The findings indicated that parental financial support influenced students’ academic performance by 2.6% (R2 = 0.026). The findings show that parental communication affects students’ academic performance by 5.7% (R2= 0.057). Parental involvement in students’ learning at home influenced academic performance by 2.7% (R2 = 0.027). The study concluded that parental financial support, communication, and involvement in students learning at home affect students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Terego district. Based on the findings, the school administration should organize financial literacy workshops, sensitize parents on their roles, and establish clear communication channels between parents and schools. School administration should also send out regular newsletters to parents, encourage the use of digital platforms such as emails, and school websites, WhatsApp and engagement of parent representatives to help bridge communication gaps. It was further recommended that the school administration should encourage the families to establish a conducive room for studies and encourage study groups with neighbors’ children.
A desertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Master's Degree in Educational planning and management of Muni University.
2024-03-07T00:00:00ZHow do the poor cope with health shocks? Experiences from a cross-sectional study in UgandaAliga, AlexMatovu, FredWasswa, Francishttp://dir.muni.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12260/6202024-03-07T20:38:58Z2023-01-01T00:00:00ZHow do the poor cope with health shocks? Experiences from a cross-sectional study in Uganda
Aliga, Alex; Matovu, Fred; Wasswa, Francis
This study sought to identify determinants in choosing from different coping strategies in cases of illness, injury and death shocks and how these strategies vary across socioeconomic groups in Uganda. Data from a cross sectional survey covering a total of 1496 households collected by researchers from Makerere University in 2012 was used. Four coping strategies, besides social and non-social protection strategies were explored. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression techniques were used in the analysis of health shocks and determinants of choices of coping strategies. Marginal effects were computed for the multinomial regression coefficients. Illness (83.9 per cent) was the most common health shock reported followed by death of a household member (25.8 per cent) and injury (15.8 per cent). Borrowing and external assistance were the most commonly used strategies to cope with illness shocks and reliance on own savings or assets was minimally used. Non-social protection initiatives2 were used most to respond to illness shocks compared to formal social protection initiatives3. Regression results shows that the poorest households were 0.28 times more likely to seek external assistance to deal with shocks than the wealthier households. This suggests lack of capacity to cope and dependence on unreliable strategies exacerbate impoverishment. Governments needs to promote comprehensive coping strategies such as universal health insurance, targeted social protection initiatives and develop inclusive and innovative poverty reduction strategies that enhance the capability of households to cope with effects of health shocks.
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZTherapeutic painting and sexual violence expressed by students in selected secondary schools in Bundibugyo District in UgandaMwijuka, JuliusYigga, Andrew PetersBukirwa, Joyce Rebeccahttp://dir.muni.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12260/6142024-03-05T21:08:15Z2023-01-01T00:00:00ZTherapeutic painting and sexual violence expressed by students in selected secondary schools in Bundibugyo District in Uganda
Mwijuka, Julius; Yigga, Andrew Peters; Bukirwa, Joyce Rebecca
Sexual violence has often caused distress to many people, and a lot has been written proposing solutions to this vice. Restoring hope among people who have been affected by sexual violence in Secondary schools in Bundibugyo District requires concerted effort and adopting ways that help to relieve the affected people of stress resulting from their experience with sexual violence. The current study focused on how therapeutic painting can be utilised to describe in detail lived experiences relating to ever-increasing sexual violence in secondary schools in the Bundibugyo district. Despite the various forms of violence that affect secondary school students, sexual violence seems to be a vice that greatly affects school children, and young children are always shy to verbally express how they are affected. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between Visual art therapy and sexual violence expression by students in selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District. The following objective guided the study: To examine the statistical relationship between therapeutic painting and sexual violence expression by students in selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District. 400 S2 students participated in this study, these included; Semuriki High School-Izahura-163, Bukonjo Seed School-17, Bundikahungu Seed school-75, St Mary’s Simbya Secondary School-145. Methodology entailed methods such as in-session semi-structured interviews, observation methods, and focus group discussion. An explanatory sequential design was adopted in this study. The study established that there was a statistically significant difference in means; thus, there was a relationship between therapeutic painting and sexual violence expressed by students in selected Secondary Schools in Bundibugyo District (z =-6.736, p <0.0001). Hence, the null hypothesis was rejected. The findings led to the conclusion that therapeutic painting intervention helped to improve the expression of sexual violence among victims, helped them to gain relaxation, lost hope, and lessened the anxiety that had resulted from their experience with sexual violence.
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZParental involvement and academic performance of students in seed secondary schools in Maracha District – UgandaYiki, Adabo Georgehttp://dir.muni.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12260/6132024-03-05T13:05:53Z2024-03-05T00:00:00ZParental involvement and academic performance of students in seed secondary schools in Maracha District – Uganda
Yiki, Adabo George
The study aimed to assess the relationship between parental involvement and academic performance of their children in seed secondary school in Maracha District, Uganda. Across sectional survey designed and mixed research approach of both qualitative and quantitative were adapted for the study. The study was guarded by three specific objectives which included; to established the relationship between parental communication and academic performance of students in seed secondary school in Maracha district, to investigate the relationship between parental responsibility and academic performance of students in seed secondary schools in Maracha district and to determine the relationship between parental academic support and academic performance of students in seed secondary school in Maracha district. Data was collected from 229 respondents through questionnaires with the students and interviews with Headteachers, BOG Chairpersons, and PTA Chairpersons. The results showed a high influence of parental communication on student’s academic performance (aggregate mean= 2.96; S. D=1.173.The findings supported the three hypotheses (β=0.930; p-value= 0.00 < 0.01, r = 0.909; P- value .000< 0.01; and R= 0.933; R2= 0.878; p=0.00< 0.01).The study concludes that, the relationship between parental involvement in communication, parental responsibility, parental academic support and academic performance of students was strong, positive and significant. It was recommended that, school administration to enhance parental communication through regular newsletters, parent-teacher conferences, social media platforms, workshops, and seminars, strengthen the relationship between parental responsibility and academic performance by sensitizing parents to be role models, encouraging study friendly home environment, monitoring homework, and celebrating academic achievements. Resources such as reading materials and Education Apps should be provided to parents, and parents should be involved in school activities.
A desertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Master's Degree in Educational planning and management of Muni University.
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