| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed at analyzing whether community perception of education influences pupils’
academic achievement in primary schools in Oyam district Northern Uganda. The study was
guided by the following research objectives; establishing the effect of community perceptions
of education on pupils’ academic achievement, and finally the study looked at the strategies
that the school can adopt to enhance community involvement in pupil academic achievement.
The study was underpinned by a cross-sectional survey research design where data was
collected to make inferences about a population of the study. The study used a total sample of
103 respondents. In order to adequately address the research objectives, two methods of data
collection were used, that is primary and secondary methods for data collection. These were
applied using the following instruments; Questionnaires, and interview method. Data was
analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Regression Analysis was
made to test the research hypothesis that exists between the two variables. The study finding
was that Parents whose education perception was positive their children were able to get the
necessary school requirements including school lunch, books, attending to school meetings,
having continuous assessment and guiding them where necessary which boosted their
academic achievement. On the other hand, negative community perception of education was
associated with low pupils’ academic achievement since these pupils’ lacked academic
guidance, lack of scholastic materials, inadequate academic test assessment, and high rate of
absenteeism in school. The findings on pupils academic achievement was good in some
schools while others were not as it was evidenced that for the last five years most school
never managed to get division one. The study concluded that community perception of
education influence pupils’ academic achievement, community perception of education was
found to be both positive while others had negative perception of education and the study
concluded that there was a relation between the study variables. The study recommended that
in order for the community to realize the value of education, and to ensure that the
community create a strong heart for education, there is need to build strong support from
politicians, schools needs to create their own means to improve school quality, sensitization
of the community on the value of supporting pupils during school, more attention must be
paid to maintenance of school facilities and the quality of teaching staff must be ensured.
Implication for further studies suggests that Parents and teachers academic achievement
practices need to be studied in particular | en_US |
