INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

EJEDEGBA OKIEMUTE

INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

December 2016

Vol-3, Issue-1

Paper ID: 3550

ISSN: 2395-4396

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Research Area

EDUCATION

Keywords

Family background Students Education Parents

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the family background factors that can influence students’ academic achievement in Senior Secondary School in Umuahia Education Zone in Abia State. Four research purpose and four research questions were formulated. The design adopted for this study was Ex-post Facto design. The population of the study consists of all senior Secondary students in the three local government areas in Umuahia Education Zone. From the findings of the study, it was concluded that family background factor influence academic achievement of students in schools. Prominent among the family background factors include parental educational level, parental income and parental motivation. Educational statuses of the parents and students’ academic achievement have a close relationship between them. This is because parents themselves having being to school realized the importance of being educated. They stand better chance to support their children for better academic achievement.

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#	Name	Institute / Affiliation
1	EJEDEGBA OKIEMUTE	Abuja, Nigeria

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OKIEMUTE, EJEDEGBA (2016). INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 3(1), 123-129.

MLA Style

OKIEMUTE, EJEDEGBA. "INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 123-129.

IEEE Style

EJEDEGBA OKIEMUTE, "INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 123-129, 2016.

Vancouver Style

OKIEMUTE EJEDEGBA. INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2016;3(1):123-129.

Harvard Style

OKIEMUTE, EJEDEGBA (2016) 'INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT', International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 3(1), pp. 123-129.

Chicago Style

OKIEMUTE, EJEDEGBA. "INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 3, no. 1 (2016): 123-129.

Turabian Style

OKIEMUTE, EJEDEGBA. "INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 3, no. 1 (2016): 123-129.