Abstract:
The study explored the relationship between parental involvement in education and academic
performance of senior high school students in the Ashanti Mampong Municipality of Ghana. The descriptive
correlational research design was used to conduct the study. Stratified random sampling procedure was employed to
select a total sample of 471 respondents made up of 186 males and 285 females. Questionnaire and test items on
Mathematics and English Language were the research instruments used to collect data for the study. Data analysis
was conducted by employing descriptive statistical tools (mean and standard deviation scores) to examine students’
perceived parental academic ambition and involvement in their education while the Zero-order correlation was used
to examine the relationships between parental involvement in education and academic performance. The results of
the study show a significant positive relationship between parental involvement in education and students’ academic
performance. It is recommended from the study that parents should play a leading role in supporting their children’s
education since they are the first to expose children to the social and academic world.
