@article{education2018611,
author={{Amponsah, Mark Owusu and Milledzi, Eugene Yaw and Ampofo, Eric Twum and Gyambrah, Martin},
title={Relationship between Parental Involvement and Academic Performance of Senior High School Students: The Case of Ashanti Mampong Municipality of Ghana},
journal={American Journal of Educational Research},
volume={6},
number={1},
pages={1--8},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/1/1},
issn={2327-6150},
abstract={The study explored the relationship between parental involvement in education and academic performance of senior high school students in the Ashanti Mampong Municipality of Ghana. The descriptive correlational research design was used to conduct the study. Stratified random sampling procedure was employed to select a total sample of 471 respondents made up of 186 males and 285 females. Questionnaire and test items on Mathematics and English Language were the research instruments used to collect data for the study. Data analysis was conducted by employing descriptive statistical tools (mean and standard deviation scores) to examine studentsĄ¯ perceived parental academic ambition and involvement in their education while the Zero-order correlation was used to examine the relationships between parental involvement in education and academic performance. The results of the study show a significant positive relationship between parental involvement in education and studentsĄ¯ academic performance. It is recommended from the study that parents should play a leading role in supporting their childrenĄ¯s education since they are the first to expose children to the social and academic world.},
doi={10.12691/education-6-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}