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Parental Socio-economic Background And Students’ Academic Performance
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This study analysed the parental Socio-Economic background and students’ academic performance in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State, using the descriptive research design and the population of all the teachers and students in the Public Senior Secondary Schools a sample of 40 students and 10 teachers were randomly selected from all the four Public Senior Secondary Schools out of the 13 in Ojo Local Government Area through stratified random sampling. Data were collected from the sampled schools through the use of questionnaire. Findings reveal significant difference in the academic performance of students from high socio-economic background and those from low Socio-Economic Background; significant relationship between parental moral, financial and material support, parental occupation and students’ academic performance. Sequel to the findings of the study, increased parental and governmental support to enhance students’ academic performance was recommended amongst others.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONEIntroduction1.1 Background to the StudyA
person’s education is closely linked to their life chances, income, and
wellbeing (Battle and Lewis 2002), therefore it is important to have a
clear understanding of what benefits or hinders one is educational
attainment. Several topical areas are mostly commonly linked to academic
performance of student, such as school factors, family factors and
peers factors. Generally, academic performance is how well a student an
i ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONEIntroduction1.1 Background to the StudyA
person’s education is closely linked to their life chances, income, and
wellbeing (Battle and Lewis 2002), therefore it is important to have a
clear understanding of what benefits or hinders one is educational
attainment. Several topical areas are mostly commonly linked to academic
performance of student, such as school factors, family factors and
peers factors. Generally, academic performance is how well a student an
i ... Continue reading---
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