Possible Solutions to Improve the Academic Performance of Pupils from Single-Parent Families in Torit Town Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan
Abstract
Over the past several decades, the prevalence of single-parent families has continued to increase. Thus, this study focused on the relationship between single parenting and the academic performance of pupils in Primary schools in Torit Town, Eastern Equatoria South Sudan. The specific objectives were to assess the level of parental involvement in the academic performance of children in Torit Town South Sudan, to determine the influence of single parenting on the academic performance of primary school pupils, to examine the relationship between single parenting and academic performance of the primary school pupils, to identify the possible solutions to improve the academic performance of pupils from single parents in Torit Town. The study was anchored on attachment and psychological theories and quantitative approach with the correlational design was used. Questionnaires were used as an instrument for data collection. The simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The study's target population is 80 pupils from single parents drawn from four primary schools. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 25.0 to produce descriptive statistics. Data was presented on tables and charts with frequency and percentages. From the findings, it was discovered that the majority of the single parents were female compared to their male counterparts, and the reason why they ended up as single parents was that most of the respondents answered that the parents separated. The study also found a weak positive relationship between single parenting and academic performance among pupils.
Keywords
Single-parenting, Academic performance
Citation
Kamerino, T. D., Okpalaenwe, E. N. & Agwu, U.K. (2024). Possible solutions to improve the academic performance of pupils from single-parent families in Torit Town Eastern Equatoria State South Sudan. Journal of Africana Articles, 2(11), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13368993
