Volume : 3, Issue : 3, March - 2014

Parents Involvement in Early Childhood Education as a Correlate of Early Childhood School Adjustment and Achievement in Drawing

Akaneme, Immaculata Nwakaego, Ibenegbu, Chistopher Ifeanyi, Adimora, Dorothy Ebere

Abstract :

 This research sort to ing to the public knowledge, the relationship parents have with early childhood education as regards school adjustment and achievement in drawing. The study used correlation survey approach. The sample of the study was two hundred and fifty (250) parents whose children attend Hillcrest Nursery/Primary School Nsukka and ten (10) nursery school teachers who teach those children. Questionnaires were used to collect data, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and Chi Square was used to test the hypotheses. From the findings of this study parental involvement (warmth, emotional care and support) did not show a strong relationship on early childhood education, particularly the school adjustment and academic achievement of the children in drawing. One of the educational implications is that children will at their early stage be self-confident. Some recommendations were made from the result of the study.