PARENT ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT’S RETENTION IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUKWO DISTRICT
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2024-09-20
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This study sought to investigate the influence of parent’s activities on student’s retention in
selected schools in Bukwo District. The study objectives were; To establish the effects of
Parents’ involvement in sports activities in sports activities on students’ retention in secondary
schools in Bukwo district; To find the effects of parents’ advocacy for educational resources on
students’ retention in secondary schools in Bukwo district; To establish the effects of school fees
payment on students’ retention in secondary schools in Bukwo district. The study population was
100 respondents from the three selected secondary schools in Bukwo District. The study
employed stratified random sampling techniques in coming up with a sample size of 80
respondents. The primary data collection methods used was a questionnaire was used to
collect data. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in SPSS version
20. Linear and Multiple regression analysis were also used to determine the effect of the
independent variables on dependent variables. The study found that Parents activity in
school governance was significant in predicting student’s retention with R square value =
0.124 (0.124 *100 = 12.4%) with a p-value = 0.000<0.05. The regression coefficient of
Parent’s involvement in school governance was positive and significant in predicting the
student retention. Further the study found that Advocacy for educational resource had R
square value = = 0. 261(0. 261*100 = 26.1%) with a p-value = 0.000<0.05. The regression
coefficient of Advocacy for educational resource was positive and significant in
predicting student retention. The study further found that School fees payment had
significant effect in predicting student retention with p-values of 0.001 less than 0.05, R
square value = = 0. 278 (0. 278*100 = 37.8%) with a p-value = 0.000<0.05.