Parents’ Strategies for Enhancing Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Tanzania

Adelifi Kaizirege & Upendo P. Biswalo
St John’s University of Tanzania
Email: adelfkaizirege@gmail.com

Abstract: This study examined parents’ strategies for enhancing academic achievement among secondary school students in Dodoma City Council- Tanzania. The study used Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory. The study used mixed method approach, and data were collected through interviews and questionnaires. The findings have revealed that children who were motivated by their parents at home were more disciplined and achieved well in their studies at school. The study also revealed that stimulated home environment affected children’s personality and their interpersonal relationships. These students who come from positive and stimulating home environments also appeared to achieve better in their academic performance than those who come from the poor and unstimulated home environments. The study recommends that parents need to create a good and supportive home environment to enable their children develop well personally and achieve well academically at school. To achieve this, there is a need to educate parents on the important role they should play such as close supervision of their children at home to ensure good success of their children’s education.