The Role of Parents And teachers in The Training/Education of their Children in the Education Zones of Anambra State

Abstract

The study investigated the role of parents and teachers in the training/education of
children in all the educational zones of Anambra State. The study which adopted
descriptive survey design was guided by two research questions and one hypothesis. The
population of the study consisted of all the six education zones in Anambra State out of
which four was selected using stratified random sampling technique. The research
instrument was designed by the researcher and titled “Parents/Teachers Roles
Educational Instrument” (PTREI). Face validity was certified while internal consistency
reliability method was adopted using Cronbach Alpha reliability test which yielded 0.82.
Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and z-test
statistics utilized to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed
among others that parental participation in the training/education of their children is
grossly inadequate owing to the economic crunch in the country which plunged many
parents into the search for a better living standard. The recommendations made include;
that parents should wake up from their slumber and liaise with the teachers in the
training/education of their children as they are the custodian of all their assets in future
and specifically when they are no more.