Fathers Educational Involvement And Childrens Educational Aspiration Educational Self-concept And Academic Achievement Of Primary School Students In Some Selected Schools Of Addis Ababa

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of Father’s educational involvement on children’srneducational aspiration, educational self-concept and academic achievement of primary and secondaryrnschool students in some selected schools of Addis Ababa. Participants of this study were 260 adolescentsrn(154 males and 106 females) selected randomly. Data about participants were collected throughrnquestionnaire, Father Involvement Scale, Educational Self Concept and Aspiration Scaleand biographicalrnform. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. One sample T- test,rnindependent T- test Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and regression were employed tornuncover the associations among the variables considered. The results revealed that most fathers were notrninvolved in their children’s educations. Most students score high on educational aspiration and selfrnconcept scale. There was no statistically significant difference in father involvement in their children’s’rneducation between students from government and private school students’ on the other hand, there was arnstatistically significant relationship between educational aspiration and academic performance andrneducational self-concept and students’ academic performance. Similarly there was a statisticallyrnsignificant relationship between father involvement and students academic performance. Predictorrnvariables such as sex, grade level, age, father involvement, fathers educational status and fathersrnoccupational situation, students’ educational aspiration and self concept all in total contributed 11.8% forrnthe variation of students’ academic performance. Out of 11.8% accounted for variations in studentsrnacademic performance, 4.3% (age), 2.8% (grade level), 2.5% (sex) and 1.6% (students educational selfrnconcept) were contributed by these variables. Practical implications of the findings were discussed

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