Parenting styles and school attendance among secondary school students in Bahi District, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorNdyamukama, Allan Machumu
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-19T08:33:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:14:59Z
dc.date.available2019-11-19T08:33:25Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description: Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF LC146.T34N3759)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated the role of parenting style on attendance of secondary school students in Bahi district. The objectives were to; explore the impact of permissive parenting style on attendance of secondary school students, examine the manner in which authoritarian parenting style affects attendance of secondary school students, find out how authoritative parenting style contribute to attendance of secondary school students. The conceptual framework proposed by Kang and Moore (2011) was adopted and modified for the study with variables including authoritative, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. Qualitative research approach was employed for the study using case study design. The sample comprised of 92 respondents that includes; heads of schools, class teachers, students, student leaders and parents of selected students. These were purposefully selected for the study. Data for the study were collected through interviews, focus group discussions and documentary reviews. Data were analysed based on content analysis as per Miles and Huberman (1994). Findings revealed that authoritative parenting style in the form of parental warmth and acceptance, unequivocal bidirectional communication and psychological autonomy did not dominate in the examined parenting style. It was also found that authoritarian parenting style in terms of high demand of maturity level and strict adherence to rules likewise was not dominant among identified parenting style. The dominant parenting style was found to be permissive (neglect and indulgent). The permissive parenting style is associated with negative behaviour outcomes which resulted to poor student attendance. The study therefore recommends that parents should be educated and encouraged to increase monitoring and supervision of their children at home and at school. Moreover, they should show parental warmth and acceptance of their children to be involved in various decision making processes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNdyamukama, A. M.(2015).Parenting styles and school attendance among secondary school students in Bahi District, Tanzania, Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/4453
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectSchool attendanceen_US
dc.subjectHigh school studentsen_US
dc.subjectBahi districten_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleParenting styles and school attendance among secondary school students in Bahi District, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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