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Metropolitan Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research
MJAPR
Impacts Of Home Schooling On Child Development: A Case Study Of Rubaga Division Kampala District
Namae Rebecca, Babirye Shamilah
| Journal | Metropolitan Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (MJAPR) |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 2, No. 12 |
| Published | 31 December 2023 |
| ISSN | 3006-6425 |
Abstract
The modern homeschooling movement began in the 1970s when John Holt an educational theorist and supporter of school reform, began arguing that formal school’s focus on rote learning created an oppressive classroom environment designed to make children compliant employees. This research was about the effects of homeschooling on child development in Rubaga division, Kampala district. The study as well supported secondary objectives that included to examine the concept of homeschooling on child development among selected families in Rubaga division Kampala district Uganda, to investigate the impact of homeschooling on children’s cognitive development among selected families in Rubaga division Kampala district Uganda and to assess the effects of homeschooling on children’s social development among selected families in Rubaga division Kampala district Uganda. The Researcher adapted to a quantitative research design. Quantitative research design was used because the researcher carried out research in Rubaga division, Kampala division which had a big population. The researcher used a sample of 90 respondents during the field work. The categories to be involved in this study included (30) men, (25) NGO officials, (10) teachers, and (25) women. The key findings indicated that majority respondents viewed oral teaching and buying reading materials as the major criteria for homeschooling with 40% and 44.4% respectively, whereas 15.5% were the minority who commended use of professional teachers as a better strategy of child education, a strong positive significant relationship between contract administration and service delivery (r =0.336**, p=0.018). The researcher concluded that the impact of homeschooling on children’s cognitive development indicated a positive. The researcher therefore recommends that there is need for mass sensitization of community members about the impacts of homeschooling on child development for support.
Keywords
Homeschooling and child development
Cite This Article
Namae Rebecca & Babirye Shamilah (2023). Impacts Of Home Schooling On Child Development: A Case Study Of Rubaga Division Kampala District. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research, 2(12). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=1668
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