Abstract:
This study sought to investigate the Influence of Home
Environment on Students’ Performance in Public Day Secondary
School in Kenya. The study objectives sought to establish the
influence of parents’ level of income and parenting style on
students’ performance in public day secondary schools in
Katulani sub-County. The study was based on the Effective
Schools model whose proponent is Lezotte. Descriptive survey
research design was employed. The target population comprised
of 59 principals and 885 teachers. Stratified and simple random
sampling techniques were used to obtain a sample size of 18
principals and 89 teachers. Questionnaires were used as tools for
data collection. Pilot study was carried to establish instrument
validity. A Test re-test technique was used to establish
instrument reliability. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze
data which was presented using frequency distribution tables.
Qualitative data was organized into themes and presented in
narrative form. From the findings, 43.8% of the principals
strongly agreed and 6.3% of the principals disagreed that
students whose parents have better income perform well in
academics as they are provided with more learning materials.
The study also found from 37.5% of the principals who strongly
agreed and from 25.0% of the principals who disagreed that
parenting style has a direct influence on student academic
performance. The study concludes that economic status and
parenting style have significant influence on students' academic
performance in public day secondary schools.
