Early child care and perceived influence on adult life style in Rubaga Division, Kampala Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Kyomuhendo, Pelpetua | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-10T08:43:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-10T08:43:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-04 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the college of humanities and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Master’s degree in social work and social administration of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study set out to examine the relationship between early child care and adult life style in Rubaga division, Kampala. The study was guided by the following specific objectives (i) to establish the relationship between early child care and adult socialization in Rubaga division, Kampala; ii) to establish the relationship between early child care and adult parenting in Rubaga division, Kampala and (iii) to examine the relationship between early child care and career achievement in the Rubaga division, Kampala. The study was also guided by social learning theory which was used to examine the relationship between early child life and adult life style. More so, the following designs were adopted; correlational Survey design was used to measure the degree of association between early child care and adult life style, cross-sectional research design was used because data was collected from a wide spread of respondents. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to establish the significant effects of early child care on Adult life style. The study used a research population of 1500 and a sample size of 316. According to the findings, a positive and significant relationship between early child care and adult socialization in the Rubaga division, exists (r-value =.724 & .004), A significant relationship between early child care and adult parenting with (r-value =.278 & .000). The findings also proved a positive significant relationship between early child care and career achievement (r-value =.529 & .000). The researcher concluded that; effective early child care increases the level of adult socialization in Rubaga division, Kampala, therefore early child care should be more improved in order to increase the level of adult socialization. Good early child care significantly increases adult parenting in Rubaga division, Kampala, therefore children need to be provided with improved early child care since it replicates itself when these children grow and become parents themselves. High levels of early child care also improves career achievement in Rubaga division, Kampala. Therefore, more focus needs to be put on early child care since it affects career achievement. The researcher recommended that; parents should place high emphasis on early child care, this can be done through sharing an affectionate and warm relationship with children. Parents should teach their children the practices and expectations associated with a social role or social circumstances. Early child care mostly can be determined by social environment of the child as well as special biological genes. The researcher recommends to the parents to always apply a complex activity that includes many specific behaviors that work individually and together to influence a child’s outcome. It can be used to capture normal variations in the parents’ attempt to control and socialize with their children. The researcher further recommends that career should be by choice that is, people should choose the career they feel comfortable with guidance from care takers and parents. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/14181 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, college of Humanities and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Early child care | en_US |
| dc.subject | Perceived influence | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adult life style i | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.title | Early child care and perceived influence on adult life style in Rubaga Division, Kampala Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |