INFLUENCE OF PARENTING ON STUDENTS EDUCATION IN SELECTED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study investigated the influence parenting has on education of students in some selected tertiary institutions in Ondo State, Nigeria. The population for the study consisted of all parents and students in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo and Adekunle Ajasin
University, Akungba Akoko, institutions. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting 100 respondents from the two institutions. Likert scale was used to analysed the data collected. The results of the study revealed that parents are seriously responsible for the education of the students, it also revealed that the education of students within good homes shows in them comparing to students that come from poor background. The study therefore recommends that parent should be able to check on their children and know much about their affairs in the school,
also it is recommended that parent should be responsible for the poor performance of their children