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The research work investigated the Impact of child rearing practices prevalent
among the Binis:A case study of pre-primary school pupils in Oredo Local
Government Area, Edo State. Four research questions were raised to guide the
study. One was answer why three were formulated into hypotheses and tested at
0.05 level of significance.
The study adopted the descriptive survey design and
the population of the study consists of preschool teachers in private nursery
schools and parents in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State. Three
school were selected for the study. 10 teacher and 10 parent were selected from
each school using convenience sampling technique.
The research instrument
was a questionnaire which was validated by the researcher's supervisor and two
others at the Institute of Education, and the reliability was ascertained using
Cronbach Alpha statistics and gave the value 0.84. The data collected were
analyzed using mean, standard deviation for research question one, while the
hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance, using independent sample
t-test and the analysis of variance. The findings that emerged include the prevalent
child rearing practices among the Binis which were Authoritative, Authoritarian,
Permissive and uninvolved parenting Authoritative ranked as the first and
uninvolved as the least. There was no significant difference in child rearing
practices among the Binis based on location, parent religious background and
qualifications. Based on the findings, it was recommended that cultural and
religious bodies should ensure that children are being given the necessary care,
attention and guidance that they need to grow well by creating public awareness
and conducting programs to this effect. M
among the Binis:A case study of pre-primary school pupils in Oredo Local
Government Area, Edo State. Four research questions were raised to guide the
study. One was answer why three were formulated into hypotheses and tested at
0.05 level of significance.
The study adopted the descriptive survey design and
the population of the study consists of preschool teachers in private nursery
schools and parents in Oredo Local Government Area, Edo State. Three
school were selected for the study. 10 teacher and 10 parent were selected from
each school using convenience sampling technique.
The research instrument
was a questionnaire which was validated by the researcher's supervisor and two
others at the Institute of Education, and the reliability was ascertained using
Cronbach Alpha statistics and gave the value 0.84. The data collected were
analyzed using mean, standard deviation for research question one, while the
hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance, using independent sample
t-test and the analysis of variance. The findings that emerged include the prevalent
child rearing practices among the Binis which were Authoritative, Authoritarian,
Permissive and uninvolved parenting Authoritative ranked as the first and
uninvolved as the least. There was no significant difference in child rearing
practices among the Binis based on location, parent religious background and
qualifications. Based on the findings, it was recommended that cultural and
religious bodies should ensure that children are being given the necessary care,
attention and guidance that they need to grow well by creating public awareness
and conducting programs to this effect. M
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