Secondary School Students’ Home Study Habits and Parents’ Involvement during Covid-19 Pandemic School Closure: Implications for Configuring Resilient Education

Abstract

Education is one of the areas affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the globe. This study, therefore, aimed to explore students’ home study habits and their parents’ involvement in schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arba Minch town, Ethiopia. To trace the home study habits of the students and their parents' involvement, a concurrent mixedmethod design was adopted. We selected 192 students and parents for a questionnaire survey through a systematic random sampling technique. Besides, we employed a purposive sampling technique to select five parents and five students for interviews. We analyzed quantitative data using mean scores, MANOVA, ANOVA, Games-Howell post hoc analysis, and simple linear regression. In contrast, we analyzed the interview data using a narrative description. The mixed results showed that the student's home study habits and the level of parents’ involvement in theirteens’ home learning fall within poor to moderate levels. Based on the results, we forwarded recommendations as well.