International Journal of
Educational Administration and Policy Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Educ. Admin. Pol. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6656
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEAPS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 243

Full Length Research Paper

Parents’ involvement and students’ academic performance in Ryakasinga centre for higher Education-Sheema District, Uganda

Mugumya Duncans
  • Mugumya Duncans
  • Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.
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Basheka Benon
  • Basheka Benon
  • Department of Governance and Public Administration, School of Arts and Social Sciences at Kabale University, Uganda.
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Mwesigye Adrian Rwekaza
  • Mwesigye Adrian Rwekaza
  • Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.
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Atibuni Dennis Zami
  • Atibuni Dennis Zami
  • Department of Education, Faculty of Science and Education, Busitema University - Nagongera Campus Tororo, Uganda.
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Aduwo Jennifer Rose
  • Aduwo Jennifer Rose
  • School of Distance Learning and IT Uganda Management Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
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Ahimbisibwe Emmanuel Karoro
  • Ahimbisibwe Emmanuel Karoro
  • Department of Education, Uganda Christian University, Bishop Barham University College, Kabale, Uganda.
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  •  Received: 18 June 2021
  •  Accepted: 25 June 2022
  •  Published: 31 July 2022

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