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Socio-economic Status Of Parents And Students’ Academic Performances
[A CASE STUDY OF LAGELU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OYO STATE]
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Scope of the Study
The study will be confined to senior secondary school three (S.S.S. Three) Students in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo State. The geographical scope of the study will be limited to students in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state. The respondents would be selected from 10 secondary schools. The variables scope is educational status of parents, parents' occupation and family structure. The instrumental scope will be Socio-economic status of parents Questionnaire (SESPQ) and Students' Academic Performance Proforma. The statistical scope will be descriptive and inferential statistics. The time frame is 2013-2016.
Significance of the Study
This research work presents the influence of parental socio-economic status on students’ academic performance. Most particularly it explains the way in which occupational status, educational status and family structure of parents affect the students’ academic performance.
The findings of this study would be of immense benefit to students, the ministry of education, the government, non-governmental agencies, examination bodies and guidance counselors. The findings of the study would help these various organisations to understand the effect of parental socio-economic status on the performance of students academically. The findings of this study would assist government to have better insight into adverse effects of the low socio-economic status of the populace. In short, the study would create awareness on the best ways to improve the education of the country.
The parents which are saddled with the responsibilities of ensuring high academic performance for their child stand to benefit from the findings of this study would assist them to have better knowledge about how their occupation, education and also the relationship the parents have with their children affect the children positively or negatively. Educational and curriculum planners could be guided in planning the curriculum without rigidity to suit diverse cultural environment. The professional counselor also stands to benefit immensely from the result of this study.
Operational Definition of Terms
As words may mean differently in different contexts, the following definitions are given as intended to be understood for the purpose of this study.
Family structure: refers to the characteristics that define a family like; income and social class in socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.
Educational Status of parents: refers to the educational background of students' parents like; School Certificate, NCE, First degree, Masters and Ph.D holders in socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.
Parents' occupation: refers to the job or occupation that parents are doing in socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.
Socio-economic Status: refers to position of recognition which one finds himself in the society, such a position may not be heredity but acquired through personal efforts like education, wealth, occupation and social class in socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.
Academic Performance: refers to the students’ achievement, scores within the class or in external examination and their positions relative to all those subjected to the same test in socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis study examined socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state. The researcher adopted descriptive survey of correlational type. The study used random sampling technique to select ten public secondary schools out of twenty-six secondary schools. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select two hundred respondents. A research questionnaire titled “Socio-Economic Status of Parents Questionnaire (SESPQ) and ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIXQUESTIONNAIREUNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENTDear Respondents, I am a final year student of the above named school. I am conducting a research on the topic SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF PARENTS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE in which your school is one of the school selected for this study. Please you are required to supply useful information on the subject matter and therefore, you are expected to answer the questions attached. ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTTitle Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Table of Content Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Backgr ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Socio-Economic Status of the Parents and Students’ Academic Performance. Parent’s socio-economic status is based on family income, parental education level, parental occupation, and social in the community (such as contacts within the community, group associations, and the community’s perception of the family). Despite all the research and policy making, the relativity between those of high and low status from among the parents in relation to their children’s ed ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGYIntroductionThis chapter presents in details, the steps taken in this study. It provides explanation on the study design considered appropriate for the investigation, the population, sample and sampling technique, instrumentation, validity and reliability of the instrument, procedure for data collection and method of data analysis. Research designA good number of people in the target population should be reached for a study’s conclusions to be genera ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Summary of Findings(1) There was significant relationship between socio-economic status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.(2) There was significant relationship between educational status of parents and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.(3) There was significant relationship between parents' occupation and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state.(4) ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSThis 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, 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 with the findings of Odoema ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]REFERENCESAbbas, A (2004). Relationship between parent education, occupation and academic achievement of senior secondary school. Unpublished M.Ed Thesis, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.Adegbile, R.F. 2009. The Role of Nigerian Teachers and Parents: A pre-requisite for efficient Dynamic Curriculum. Development. African Research Review. 3.1: 362-372.Adepoju, (2002). Locational factors as correlates of private cost and academic performance of secondary school students in Oyo State, Nige ... Continue reading---
