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CHILDRENS PERPECTIVES ON INVOLVEMENT IN HOUSEWORK AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AT CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, NAIROBI, KENYA

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Title CHILDRENS PERPECTIVES ON INVOLVEMENT IN HOUSEWORK AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AT CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, NAIROBI, KENYA
 
Creator ambetsa, esther kulundu
 
Subject Education
Academic competence, Child labour, Child work, housework, household chores
Early Childhood
 
Description Research in early childhood emphasizes the interplay between the home and the school in enhancing quality holistic experiences n children in the early years. However the rise in industrialization and technological advancements in modern day society have had tremendous effects on childhood experiences that have all along bn significant to the development of children including the participation oc children in housework. This was a descriptive study whose purpose was to find out whether or not school children in urban households are being involved in housework and how this relates to ther academic performance. Qualitative methods of data collection and analysis were used and purposive sampling techniques ere employed. Target population ere 6-8 year old children, parents and teachers Cit Primary school, Nairobi County, Kenya. Findings showed that most children in urban areas did not participate in housework, few who did had positive views but opportunities ere limited. School work and house helps ere a major competing force to childrens participation in housework. Recommendation is that parents, teachers and policy makers should be enlightened on the role of housework in developing academic competence in children.
 
Publisher Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
 
Contributor KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
 
Date 2016-11-25
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/2334
10.14738/assrj.311.2334
 
Source Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal; Vol 3, No 11 (2016): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
10.14738/assrj.311.2016
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/2334/pdf
 
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