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THE IMPACT OF PARENTING STYLE ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOKOTO STATE OF NIGERIA
Sulaiman Umar,Nasiru Alhaji Salihu and Hassan Malami Alkanchi (PhD)

ABSTRACT
Education is essential for the development of society. The more educated the people of a society are, the more civilized and well-disciplined the society is expected to be. Mainly, a family is responsible for socializing children to make them productive members of society. This shows the importance of parenting style and parents' involvement in the improvement of their children's academic achievement. Parenting Style includes a wide range of behaviors, but it generally refers to parents' training and investment of resources in their children's especially in schooling. Parenting Style on involvement inchildren's academic activities at home can include discussions on school, helping with homework, and reading with children. This calls for this proposed research that aims to look at the impact of parenting style on primary pupils Academic performance in Sokoto state, Nigeria. Data for this research was collected from a randomly selected sample of 250 respondents across the state. The study has also conducted an interview with a number of parents, teachers, and Head teachers within the study area. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the demographic data of the respondents. Further, a Correlational analysis was also used to determine the influence of parenting style on primary Pupils Academic performance in the Sokoto state of Nigeria. The outcome of this study would help the policy makers design effective programs that would enhance the participation of parents in their children's academic activities in school and at home. Therefore, this study will significantly benefit policy makers, researchers, and intellectuals in the state and Nigeria at large. It will also help increase parents' participation in all the school programs, including SBMC and PTA meetings.


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