@Article{pakinsight,
AUTHOR = {},
TITLE = {The Extent to Which Parental Involvement Influences Transition of Pupils from Lower to Upper Primary in Manga District Schools},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Education and Practice},
VOLUME = {5},
YEAR = {2017},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {16-20},
URL = {http://www.pakinsight.com/archive/61/02-2017/2},
ISSN = {2310-3868},
ABSTRACT = {The purpose of this study was to find out the extent to which parental 
involvement influences transition of pupils from lower to upper primary 
in Manga district schools in Nyamira County, Kenya. The objective of the
 study was to find out whether parental involvement activities 
influenced transition of pupils from lower to upper primary. Survey 
design was used for the study. The study population comprised of 19880 
pupils, 590 teachers, 57 School Management Committee members, 57 and 
Head teachers. All the six Quality Assurance Officers were interviewed. 
The research instruments were the questionnaires which were filled by 
pupils and teachers, interview schedule for head teachers, SMC members 
and Education Officers. Piloting, involving two schools in the district 
was carried out and used test re-test technique to ascertain its 
reliability. The researcher visited all sampled schools and educational 
offices to collect data. Sampled teachers and pupils were given 
questionnaires to fill and head teachers and officers were interviewed 
by the researcher. Data was analyzed using statistical methods for 
analyzing and quantifying data. Statistical values in tables were used 
to compare the calculated value with tabulated value. It was observed 
that there was a strong correlation between parental involvement in 
school activities and performance of their children which in turn 
influenced their transition from one level to another. The study 
recommended that parents should involve themselves in school activities 
as it motivates their performance and enabled them to transit from one 
learning level to another.},
DOI = {10.18488/journal.61/2017.5.2/61.2.16.20}
}