ABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOLEGMENT iv

DEFINITION OF TERMS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES Viii

ABSTRACT ix

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INTRODUCTION 1.2

BACKGROUND OF STUDY 1.3

STASTMENT OF STUDY 2.1

PURPOSE OF STUDY 2.2

OBJECTI’JES OF STUDY 3.1

Research questions 3.2

Scope of study 3.3

Significance of study 4.1

CHAPTERTWO 5.1

LITERATURE REVIEW 5.2

2.0 INTRODUCATION 5.3

2.1 Parents influence on academic

Performance of early childhood education 5.1

2.1.1 Academic oriented practices 5.2

2.1.2 School participation practices 6.1

2.2 The importance of parental involvement in

their children schooling 6.2

2.3 Parenting styles and how they affect children 7.1

CHAPTER THREE 10.1

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10.2

3.0 Introduction 10.3

3.1 Research Design 10.4

3.2 Environment 10.5

3.3 Data collection procedure 10.6

3.4 Instruments of data collection 10.7

3.5 Statistical treatment of data 10.8

3.6 Statistical treatment of data 11.1

CHAPTER FOUR 12.1

FINDINGS AND INTERpR~A~QNS 12.2

4.1. Introduction 12.3

4.2 profile of the respondents 13.1

CHAPTER FIVE 21.1

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENTA’HQN 21.2

5.0 Introduction 21.3

5.1 Summary 21.4

5.2 Conclusion 23.1

5.3 Recommendation 24.1

5.4 Suggestions for further research 24.2

5.5 References 25.1

APPENDICES 28.1

A,transmjttal letter 28.2

B.Questionna ire to the teacher 29.1

C.Focus group discussions for parents 31.1

D.Time Schedule 32.1

EBudget 331