Parenting Styles as a Predictor of Academic Achievement of Junior High School Students in Aowin and Suaman District, Ghana

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between parenting styles and academic achievement of Junior High School students in the Aowin and Suaman District’s in the Western Region of Ghana. To achieve this, a descriptive design was adopted. A sample size of 400 Junior High School students were selected for the study using proportional allocation. Questionnaires were used to elicit responses from selected students coupled with their test scores. The data were analysed using inferential statistics (multiple regression and Pearson product moment correlation) and descriptive statistics (means and standard deviation).The findings from the study revealed that parenting styles correlate high with academic achievement and as such parenting styles have relationship with the academic achievement of students. Several recommendations were offered which include the fact that community and all the structures within it including schools, community heads, churches and media must help in ensuring that parents are more responsible towards their children. Keywords: Parenting styles, Academic achievement , Junior High School, Students DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-19-06 Publication date :July 31 st 2019