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RELATIONSHIP AMONG PARENTS? LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT, ECONOMIC RECESSION AND PUPILS PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS IN EGBEDA, OYO STATE

ADEDIRAN, MARY ADEJOKE

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Abstract This paper examined parental involvement and its influence on pupils? performance in Mathematics in selected primary schools in Ibadan. The study was a descriptive study of survey type. It involved a sample of one hundred and ten (110) respondents from Egbeda Local Government Area in Ibadan, Oyo State. The major instrument used was a self designed questionnaire tagged Parental Involvement Questionnaire (PIQ) for data collection with reliability coefficient of 0.86. Data analysis employed mean, standard deviation, t-Test and Pearson?s Product-moment correlation coefficient. Result showed that there was a significant relationship between parental involvement and pupils achievement in Mathematics (r = 0.51, p< 0.05) and there was a significant difference between the working class and middle-class parents involvement in their children performance in Mathematics. (t = 2.2; p<.05). Based on the findings, the study recommended that parents should have a positive attitude towards the education of their and parents should show love to their children and provide their educational needs. Keywords: Parental involvement, Performance, Mathematics, Economic Recession.

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