The main propose of the study was to examine the influence of parental education and parenting style on · Atse Becafa elementary school students psychosocial adjustment and academic achievement. The only variables that significantly contributed to academic achievement were work orientation, authoritarian parenting and authoritative parenting style. Their contribution together was 98.1%. When academic achievement was regressed on all of the independent variables and the mediator variables the coefficient of determination was R2=0.946.In addition to the above finding authoritative parenting, negligent parenting and parental education significantly contributed to work orientation and social competence. The contributor variables explained 58.1 % and 5 9. 7% respectively. The coefficient of determination (R2) when work orientation and social competence regressed by all the independent variables was 0. 638(63.8%) and 0. 696(69. 6%). ~espectively. However, the only· variable significantly contributed to self- , . ABSTRACT, reliance was authoritative parenting (50.9%) and when self reliance was regressed on all of the independent variables, the coefficient of determination was R2=0.512(51.2%) .

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY