Mediators of Parental Status （Single or Both Parenting） and Academic Performance of Primary School Pupils in Ghana

This multivariate study investigated whether Parental Support, Teacher Support, and Academic Motivation mediate the relationship between Parental Status （i.e., children from single or both parents homes） and Academic Performance, The research design used for the study was a cross sectional survey using the quantitative approach. Data set from 250 primary school pupils from the Effutu Municipality were analysed using partial correlation and multiple regression analytical techniques. Among the study findings, that were when the effects of Parental Status were controlled for, Parental Support, Teacher Support, and Academic Motivation still related significantly to Academic Performance. Among the conclusions of the findings are that, whether the child was from a single or both parent home was not important with regard to his or her academic performance but rather it was the quality of support that the child gets from whoever is doing the parenting, teacher support and the child＇s own academic motivation that were important to determine the child＇s Academic Performance. The study also found that Parental Support was the best predictor of the pupils＇ Academic Performance out of the three factors includingTeacher Support and Academic Motivation.

理与情的矛盾和统一——日本剧作家菊池宽与他的《父归》

菊池宽是上个世纪初叶日本著名的剧作家,他以独幕剧《父归》等剧作蜚声日本剧坛,理论界把他称为新现实主义作家。我国对菊池宽也早有介绍,田汉1924年就译出他的四个剧本(《父归》、《屋上的狂人》、《海之勇者》、《温泉场小景》),编成《菊池宽剧选》出版,而且前面还附有一篇很长的序言。