PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA

OSUALA, Ifeoma Queen Ph.D & OJOBA, Christian Ph.D
Department of Educational Foundations,
School of Education,
Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria
Corresponding Email: osualaqueen@fcetomoku.edu.ng

Abstract
The study investigated parental responsibility for secondary school students’ Education. The research
design for this study was a descriptive survey research design. The specific objective was to find out the correlation between parental responsibility for secondary school student and status of students educational life development in Owerri, Imo state. 4,604. students in Owerri municipal made up the study population. A sample size of 821 was used. A 30-item questionnaire tagged Parental Responsibility for Secondary school students Educational Development in Owerri (PRFSSSED) was used to collect data.
Frequency count, mean and standard deviation statistics were used to the answer four research questions
formulated for the study. The study found out that, most parents neglect or do not take up their responsibility and student shows laissez faire attitude toward their studies. The study recommended that
Parents should be role models and endeavor to develop relationship with their children which can transcend to educational development provide enabling environment to encourage learning, provide study materials and assist students in their home work and they should instill moral values and civic
responsibility in their children amongst others for their children and wards to get all that they require to function optimally in the society
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