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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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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, 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 Odoemana and Opara (2010) who stated that socioeconomic 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.
Hypothesis four revealed that there was significant relationship between family structure and students' academic performance. Agus and Makhbul (2002) investigated that students from families of higher income levels perform better in their academic performance as compared to those who come from families of lower income brackets. Checchi (2000) also concluded that family income provides an incentive for better student performance; richer parents internalise this affect by investing more resources in the education of their children.
Conclusion
From the result, it is obvious that socio-economic status enhances the level of students’ academic performance. With the results of the analyses and factors under consideration, the following factors contribute positively to students’ academic performance good parental background, parents’ occupation, as well as educational status of parents.
Recommendations
Based on the result of the findings, the following recommendations were put forward that;
1. Government should endeavour to improve the social and economic values of the society so that every parent could be able to provide for the needs of their children.
2. Parents should endeavour to improve on their socio-economic status (income, education and occupation) in order to aid the performance of their children.
3. Parents should endeavour to enhance their educational status (e.g inservice training, part-time programme) so that they could assist their children in any of their class assignment.
4. Parents should make sure that they engage in business or occupation, such as trading so that they could be able to cater for education and shelter of their children.
5. Parents should endeavour to establish the number of children they can cater for rather than indulging in a large family structure that would affect the performance of their children in school through birth control mechanism.
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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 ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Scope of the StudyThe 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 ... 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---
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---
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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---
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