Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): KANO JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (KaJEP)
Articles

Effect of Conscious Parenting Style on Discipline and Competency among Pre Primary School Pupils of Kumbotso Local Government Education Authority, Kano State Nigeria

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  • Umar Hassan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59479/jiaheri.v5i1.113

Published 11/05/2025

Keywords

  • Conscious Parenting style,
  • Discipline,
  • Competency,
  • Pre- Primary

How to Cite

Hassan, U. (2025). Effect of Conscious Parenting Style on Discipline and Competency among Pre Primary School Pupils of Kumbotso Local Government Education Authority, Kano State Nigeria . Journal of Institute of Africa Higher Education Research and Innovation (IAHERI), 5(1), 137–145. https://doi.org/10.59479/jiaheri.v5i1.113

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of Conscious parenting style on discipline and competency among Pre Primary School Pupils in Kumbotso Local Government Education Authority, Kano State Nigeria. Objectives of the study are to find out the extent to parent apply conscious parenting style to instil discipline among the pupils in kumbotso local education authority Kano, to determine the extent of which parent apply conscious parenting style to foster competency in early childhood education pupils of Kumbotso Local Education Authority, Kano State. Two research questions were generated based on the above objectives. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Population of the study comprised of five hundred and eighty-four parents of the children from the area of investigation. A sample size of two hundreds and seventeen respondents was used as advised by Research Advisors’ table for sample size (2006). Researcher made questionnaire titled Questionnaire for Assessment of Conscious Parenting style (QACPS) was used for data collection. Reliability of internal consistency for the instrument of .76 was obtained via Cronbachs’Alpha. Descriptive statistic in a form of means and standard deviation was use to analyse the research questions. Findings from the study revealed that parents are not adequately applying Conscious parenting style to instil discipline among pre-primary school Pupils in Kumbotso Local Government Education Authority (mean average 1.75 against the bench mark 2.50). The finding also discovered that parents are not adequately applying Conscious Parenting style to foster competency among pre-primary school Pupils in Kumbotso Local Government Education Authority Kano State Nigeria. The study concluded that parental application of Conscious parenting style to instil discipline and competency in Pre Primary Pupils of Kombotso Local Education Authority is not adequate. Finally, the study recommended that parent shall be made aware about the benefit of Conscious parenting style during Parent Teachers Association meetings, psychologists were also advised to engage in writing on modern parenting style.

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