ABSTRACT
This study examined the effect of parent's involvement in education on the
academic performance of the mentally retarded children in public primary schools
of Kenya. specifically the study intended to: determine whether cultural beliefs
among the parents affects the enrolment of mentally retarded children in the zone;
determine whether the parents teach their mentally retarded children adaptive skills;
To establish whether the parents of mentally retarded children play their role
effectively as far as the education of their children is concerns and to find out
whether the parents understand and appreciate the importance of taking their
mentally retarded children for assessment. The employed the use of descriptive
approach. This means that the researcher described the data or the findings using
both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The target population in this study was
all the parents and teachers of mentally retarded children in the zone. Two parents
of mentally retarded and teachers from each school constituted the sample selected
using non probabilistic method.The major findings from the study was that cultural
beliefs, negligence, lack of sensitization and lack of technical skills among the
parents and the teachers are the major cause of Low enrolment of mentally retarded
children in the Zone. The study recommended that parents and the siblings should
appreciate their little achievement in order to boost their morale. They should be
allowed to socialize and interact with their peers. They should provide simulative
home environment. They should give them an opportunity to learn through special
education. This means that the parents should play their role effectively. Teachers
of mentally retarded children should use a mortified curriculum to accommodate the
interest of these children. They should provide and enrich and friendly environment
to attract such learners. Those teachers who have not under-gone special training
should go for in service where they will learn new skills of how to handle these learners. They should take them for assessment.
KINOGU, G (2021). Assessment Of Parents Support And Students' Performance; A Case Study Of Kia Wanda Primary School, Ndeiya Zone, Limuru Division, Kiambu West District Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-parents-surpport-and-students-performance-a-case-study-of-kia-wanda-primary-school-ndeiya-zone-limuru-division-kiambu-west-district-kenya
KINOGU, GEORGE "Assessment Of Parents Support And Students' Performance; A Case Study Of Kia Wanda Primary School, Ndeiya Zone, Limuru Division, Kiambu West District Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 11 Jun. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-parents-surpport-and-students-performance-a-case-study-of-kia-wanda-primary-school-ndeiya-zone-limuru-division-kiambu-west-district-kenya. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
KINOGU, GEORGE . "Assessment Of Parents Support And Students' Performance; A Case Study Of Kia Wanda Primary School, Ndeiya Zone, Limuru Division, Kiambu West District Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 11 Jun. 2021. Web. 25 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-parents-surpport-and-students-performance-a-case-study-of-kia-wanda-primary-school-ndeiya-zone-limuru-division-kiambu-west-district-kenya >.
KINOGU, GEORGE . "Assessment Of Parents Support And Students' Performance; A Case Study Of Kia Wanda Primary School, Ndeiya Zone, Limuru Division, Kiambu West District Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 25, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-parents-surpport-and-students-performance-a-case-study-of-kia-wanda-primary-school-ndeiya-zone-limuru-division-kiambu-west-district-kenya