Abstract
Survey data collected from 1000 primary school children in Calabar metropolis, Nigeria were analysed to determine the extent of parental exposure of children to new experiences and its influence on their learning outcome. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The instrument for data collection was captioned Pupils Opinion and Achievement Test Questionnaire (POATQ). Descriptive statistics was used in answering the research question while the independent t-test was used in testing the hypothesis at 0.05 alpha level. The result showed low parental exposure of children to new experiences. The result also revealed that there is a significant influence of parental exposure of children to new experiences on their learning outcomes. Based on the findings it is recommended that for productive learning outcome, parents are encouraged to fully be involved in every aspect of the child’s education for all round development of the child.
Highlights
It is a fact that many schools in Nigeria are struggling under intense pressures to deliver high standard of education under the existing circumstances characterized by broad curriculum and limited resources
These findings have provided evidence for the potency of parental exposure of children to new experiences in facilitating the learning outcome of the children
It is unfortunate that most parents never gave freedom to their wards to play with other children or even operate television at home, never washed or iron their own clothes
Summary
It is a fact that many schools in Nigeria are struggling under intense pressures to deliver high standard of education under the existing circumstances characterized by broad curriculum and limited resources. School administrators and teachers have to positively adapt to the external pressures and find strategies to provide quality education. Some parents do not programme their day to day activities to allow for enough time in interacting with their children nor even providing their daily needs. These days, most parents are out there struggling for money under the current hard economic conditions without pro-.
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