TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................. iv
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... X
CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. l
1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... I
1.1 Background of the Study ............................................................................................... 2
1.2 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................................... 3
1.3 Purposes ofthe Study .................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................. 3
1.4.1. Specific objectives ..................................................................................................... 3
1.5. Hypothesis of the Study ................................................................................................ 3
1.6. Definition of key Terms ................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 5
LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................... 5
2.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 The concepts of parent-teachers co-operation ............................................................... 5
2.1.1. Causes of poor academic performance in Soy-Zone Westtown collage ................... 7
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2.1.2. Effects of poor pupils academic performance in St. Vincent Primary School, Soy-Zone,
Eldoret West district. ......................................................................................................... 1 0
2.1.3. Solution to the problem of poor student academic performance in St. Vincent Primary
School Soy-Zone Eldoret West district. ............................................................................ 12
2.1.4. The relationship between the teachers-parents co-operation and pupils' academic
performance in St. Vincent Primary School .................................................................... l5
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... 16
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................... 16
3.0. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 16
3.1 research design ............................................................................................................. 16
3 .1. Population ................................................................................................................... 17
3.1.1: Time frame .............................................................................................................. 17
3.2. Instruments ................................................................................................................. 17
3.3. Procedures of collecting data ...................................................................................... 18
3.4 Data analysis ................................................................................................................ 18
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CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................... 24
5.0 DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION ............................ 24
5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 25
5.2 Recominendations ........................................................................................................ 25
REFERENCE: ................................................................................................................... 27
APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................... iv
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE PUPILS OF ST. VINCENT PRIMARY SCHOOL ...... iv
APPENDIX B ................................................................................................................... vii
ABSTRACT This study undertook to identify the number of parents. Teacher's co-operation and pupils' academic performance in St. Vincent Primary School, Soy-Zone Eldoret West district. Across Sectional survey focusing primarily on sampled pupils who had performed poorly in the government officials directly involved in the implementation of programs was used. The area of study was St. Vincent Primary School, Soy-Zone Eldoret West district. The major methods used were questionnaires, oral interviews, stratified sampling by proportional allocation was employed, and document analysis. 120 respondents were interviewed, questionnaires, and a focused group discussion. Although the district local government and development partners are making a difference to ensure quality academic performance by pupils through access, retention and computation of the Primary school cycle for pupils both boys and girls, the study revealed that access to educational opportunities alone do not guarantee survival and enabling family, community and school environment is more paramount. Another finding was correlation between age of entry and length of stay of the pupils especially the girl child- education in the education system. Late school enrollment is likely to affect a student's ability to complete the cycle, leaving her a student over age for the teaching-learning activities being undertaken by the school. The psychological changes that come with adolescence require learning environment that are more responsive to pupils' needs. It was evidenced that a girl child needs an enabling environment to be a positive change agent in the community. This study has clearly shown that ensuring girls and boys benefit equally from the school system requires nothing less than the integration of gender equality concern in the design and implementation of education strategies