Influence of Parents’ Alcohol and Drug Abuse on School Participation of Lower-Primary Schools Pupils in Meru South Sub-County, Kenya
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 6
Abstract
Parental alcohol and drugs abuse is a major health concern and detrimental to the general growth, development and learning of their children. Thus, the main purpose for the study was to determine to what extent parents‟ drug and alcohol abuse influenced school participation of their children in public lower-primary schools in Meru South Sub County in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to establish the influence of alcohol and drug abuse on the school participation of early childhood pupils in lowerprimary schools in terms of enrollment, class attendance and learning. The Ecological Systems Theory by Bronfenbrenner‟s (1979), guided the descriptive survey design study. Data was collected from a sample size of 32 teachers using questionnaires which were piloted in four public lower-primary schools. Content validity was ensured by developing the research instruments according to the study objectives and the reliability determined by use of the test re-test technique at a cronbach alpha correlation coefficient of 0.7. Data was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. The study findings established that parental alcohol and drug abuse influenced children‟s enrollment due to premature admissions and parents were not keen on their children‟s education, nor helping with homework which negatively affected participation in learning. In addition, schools in locations where alcohol and drug abuse was rampant had low enrollment rate of pupils. Children of alcohol and drug abusive parents usually experienced domestic squabbles which contributed to their going to school late or even irregularly. It was also observed that most children of alcohol and drug abusive parents were inattentive in class and had problems in participating in class discussions which directly affected their learning. They also usually lacked basic learning requirements because their parents would rather spend money on alcohol and drugs It was however agreed that guidance and counseling for children and their parents can help them cope with the difficult circumstances surrounding them. It could also help parents recover from their addiction thus their children‟s school participation may be enhanced.
Authors and Affiliations
Mutembei Rose Kanyua, Dr. Mugo W. Juliet
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