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International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation

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The impact of parenting style and involvement on primary children academic performance in Nigeria: (A case study of Sokoto state)

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Society has been considering parental style involvement in the children education as a viable key function to the total success of their academic performance and excellence. The main objective of this paper is to examine the impact of parenting style on primary school pupils’ academic performance in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The findings of this study statistically shows that pupils’ from primary 4,5 and 6 in Sokoto metropolitan area for the period of 2020-2021 has following examination scores. This signifies that 20 pupils from the number of 100 pupils who scores exams at range from 0-79 which is 24.2% were failed, meanwhile 37 pupils who score 121-159 in their exams out of 36.7% of the total number of pupils were passing. Therefore, 43 pupils out of 39.2% who score marks from 160 to above shows that they have scored an excellent performance in their examination. The result showed that parental style has significantly played a vital role towards the academic excellence and performance of the children in school. Qualitative findings shows that involvement of parent, teachers has significantly promote children’s academic performance which include discussion, helping with homework, guidance, mentoring, coaching, support, motivation and reading with children tremendously promote their academic excellent in their performance. The study recommends parents and teachers should actively involve in their children’s educational activities through establishing a cordial relationship as well as show affection to their children, participate in school and home events in democratic way and manner and responsive in nature, and keep positive educational expectation then children’ academic performance.

 

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Dr. Hassan Malami Alkanchi, Dr. Ahmad Muhammad Gusau, Sulaiman Umar, Dr. Balbasatu Ibrahim, Hajara Haliru, Jibrilu Muhammad, Usman Mohammed, Bashar Abubabkar (2022). The impact of parenting style and involvement on primary children academic performance in Nigeria: (A case study of Sokoto state) . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Growth Evaluation (IJMRGE), 3(2), 117-127.

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