Volume 15

EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF PARENT-TEACHER PARTNERSHIP ON CHILDREN'S SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE

ODEBOWALE, Ireti Tina Ph.D, OLAIYA, Lukman Olamide, FUWA, Elizabeth Anuoluwapo, DELPHONSO, Esther Tunmise, & SHAFAU, Suliat Abimbola

Abstract

The study examined the impact of parent-teacher partnerships on children's socio-emotional development in primary school in Lagos State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprises teachers and parents of primary school pupils. The study sample consists of 216 participants. A multistage sampling procedure was employed for the study. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 4 local government education authorities in Lagos State: Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin, Badagry, and Ojo LGEAs, respectively. A stratified sampling technique was used to select 6 primary schools in each of the selected LGEAs in Lagos State to ensure that the sample accurately reflects the demographic diversity of the population. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 4 teachers and 5 parents from each of the selected primary school pupils in the selected LGEAs in Lagos State. A self-designed instrument was used for the study titled 'Parent-Teacher Partnership on Children's Socio-Emotional Development Questionnaire' (PTP_CSEDQ). The reliability of the instrument was assessed using the Cronbach Alpha technique, yielding a coefficient value of 0.83. The results depict a significant positive relationship between parent-teacher partnership and children's socio-emotional development in early childhood education (r= 0.46; p<0.05). The result also affirms a significant positive relationship between parent-teacher partnership and children's ability to form and maintain friendships in early childhood education (r= 0.51; p<0.05). The study recommended that there should be structured training programs for teachers focused on effective communication strategies and cultural sensitivity, enabling them to engage diverse parent populations.

Keywords

Communication, Holistic Approach, Parent-Teacher Partnership, Socio-Emotional Development

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