Socio-economic Status Of Parents And Students' Academic Performance
[A CASE STUDY OF LAGELU GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE]

CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This chapter presents discussion of findings, conclusion and recommendations made on the research carried out on socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Secondary Schools Oyo State.
Discussion of Findings
    Hypothesis one revealed that there was significant relationship between socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance. This finding is in line withthe findings of Odoemana and Opara (2010) who stated that socio-economic status is also seen as an economic and sociological combined total measure of a person's work experience and of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation. When analysing a family's socioeconomic status, the household income, earner's education and occupation are examined, as well as combined income, whereas for an individual's socioeconomic status only their own attributes are assessed.
Hypothesis two indicated that there was significant relationship between educational status of parents and students' academic performance. Galindo Marcenaro  and Vignoles (2004) stated that policy making, the relativity between those of high and low status from among the parents in relation to their children’s education is widening rather than narrowing across educational achievement. Jeynes (2002) and  Eamon (2005) believed that low socio-economic status and low educational background negatively affects academic achievement because they both prevents access to vital resources and creates additional stress at home. Nannyonjo (2007) opined that students from the educated parents who attended and finished senior four or senior six or university performed considerably better than the student with parents who did not finish primary or just finished primary school. Students whose fathers had university degree may likely expect to have the highest increase in test score. Eccles & Kean (2005) stated that the relationship between parent’s education and their children’s academic success is on the notion that the parents gain knowledge of parenting and this influences their interaction at home.
Hypothesis three revealed that there was significant relationship between parents' occupation and students' academic performance. Sirin (2005) stated that parental occupational status is part of a larger constellation of sociological variables influencing children’s school outcome. Fizbe and Shady (2009) affirmed that for some parents the opportunity cost of schooling are associated with labour shortage, resources and services lost by the reason of sending their children to school.