Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools
AbstractParents' contentment with their child's education is the subject of a modest but increasing corpus of research. However, little has been done to identify specific school services that attract parents' attention. This study assessed institutional variables and how they influenc...
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| author | Onyinye Chuktu Valentine J. Owan Kingsley B. Abang Delight O. Idika Effiom E. Ekpo Esther E. Ekon Felicia A.-O. Dan Richard A. Ojini Maria O. Sunday Augustine I. Robert Peter O. Aduma |
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| description | AbstractParents' contentment with their child's education is the subject of a modest but increasing corpus of research. However, little has been done to identify specific school services that attract parents' attention. This study assessed institutional variables and how they influence parental satisfaction with the quality of teaching, care for pupils, and safety. A random sample of parents (n = 1,413) participated in the study. Data were collected using questionnaires, admission registers and staff disposition lists. The instruments passed through validity and reliability processes. Cronbach alpha estimates ranging from .81 to .84 provided evidence of internal consistency. Independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used for analysis after data collection. Significant mean differences were found in parental contentment with the quality of teaching, care for pupils and pupils' safety based on schools' security, size, proximity and environmental attributes. Parents were more content with schools that provided safety, low teacher-pupil ratio, home proximity, and a learning-friendly environment. This study proved that school attributes are essential in determining parents' contentment with public primary school services. Parents become dissatisfied when their children are not receiving good services and may react by withdrawing them to other schools in search of greener pastures. This implies that parents' continued discontent with services will lead to a decline in future enrolment figures in public primary schools unless something is done promptly. Therefore, the government should provide school facilities for effective teaching and learning to improve public perception and contentment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34142d236b8f4055baa4ac8e602f891f2024-04-04T09:15:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2024-12-0111110.1080/2331186X.2023.2295167Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schoolsOnyinye Chuktu0Valentine J. Owan1Kingsley B. Abang2Delight O. Idika3Effiom E. Ekpo4Esther E. Ekon5Felicia A.-O. Dan6Richard A. Ojini7Maria O. Sunday8Augustine I. Robert9Peter O. Aduma10Institute of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaInstitute of Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaInstitute of Public Policy and Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Science Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Social Science Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaDepartment of Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaAbstractParents' contentment with their child's education is the subject of a modest but increasing corpus of research. However, little has been done to identify specific school services that attract parents' attention. This study assessed institutional variables and how they influence parental satisfaction with the quality of teaching, care for pupils, and safety. A random sample of parents (n = 1,413) participated in the study. Data were collected using questionnaires, admission registers and staff disposition lists. The instruments passed through validity and reliability processes. Cronbach alpha estimates ranging from .81 to .84 provided evidence of internal consistency. Independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used for analysis after data collection. Significant mean differences were found in parental contentment with the quality of teaching, care for pupils and pupils' safety based on schools' security, size, proximity and environmental attributes. Parents were more content with schools that provided safety, low teacher-pupil ratio, home proximity, and a learning-friendly environment. This study proved that school attributes are essential in determining parents' contentment with public primary school services. Parents become dissatisfied when their children are not receiving good services and may react by withdrawing them to other schools in search of greener pastures. This implies that parents' continued discontent with services will lead to a decline in future enrolment figures in public primary schools unless something is done promptly. Therefore, the government should provide school facilities for effective teaching and learning to improve public perception and contentment.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2295167ANOVAproximityschool environmentschool sizeteacher-pupils ratioArif H Kabir, Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Onyinye Chuktu Valentine J. Owan Kingsley B. Abang Delight O. Idika Effiom E. Ekpo Esther E. Ekon Felicia A.-O. Dan Richard A. Ojini Maria O. Sunday Augustine I. Robert Peter O. Aduma Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools Cogent Education ANOVA proximity school environment school size teacher-pupils ratio Arif H Kabir, Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| title | Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools |
| title_full | Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools |
| title_fullStr | Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools |
| title_short | Institutional attributes and parents’ contentment with the quality of teaching, care, and safety of pupils in public primary schools |
| title_sort | institutional attributes and parents contentment with the quality of teaching care and safety of pupils in public primary schools |
| topic | ANOVA proximity school environment school size teacher-pupils ratio Arif H Kabir, Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2295167 |
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