The Effect of Single Parenting on Students' Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Arusha City Tanzania

Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Pedagogy - General grade: B (3) course: Masters of Art in Educational Management language: English abstract: The study aimed to assess the effects of single parenting on students' academic performance in secondary schools in Arusha city council. The purpose was fulfilled through four specific objectives: to identify the causes of single parenting to identify the challenges faced by single parents on students' academic performance to propose the solutions to overcome the challenges faced by single parents on students academic performance to determine the effects of single parenting on students academic performance in secondary schools in Arusha city and to determine the relationship between single parenting factors and students' academic performance. The study followed survey design whereby quantitative technique was applied. The data were collected through questionnaires using a random sample of 612 respondents. It was found that single parenting is caused by divorce death separation and not married. Also the study revealed that challenges faced by single parents on supporting students' academic performance in secondary schools were inability to buy school requirements lack of enough time to check students' exercise books inability to supply money for lunch to their children poor communication and lack of time to give homework to children. Also study laid down that single parenting challenges can be solved through providing the basic necessities to students as well as encouraging their children to study hard. It was also realized that single parenting leads to economic hardships among students lack of support from parents lack of school resources life stress and instability and anxiety and depression. The study concluded that single parenting is caused by divorce death separation and not married. Also the study confirms that single parenting hinders students' academic performance in s