TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Table of Content v
Abstract ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 6
Research Question 6
Research Hypothesis 7
Scope of the study 8
Significance of the study 8
Operational Definition of Terms 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of Social-economic status 11
Concept of Academic Performances 13
Students’ Academic Performance in Nigeria 14
Socio-economic Status of Parents and students’ academic
Performance 16
Parental Occupation and Students’ Academic
Performance 18
Parental Academic Background and students’ Academic
Performance 20
Other Factors Affecting students’ Academic Performance 23
Empirical Studies 27
Appraisal of Literature Reviewed 29
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 31
Population, Sample and Sampling Techniques 31
Instrumentation 32
Validity and Reliability of the instrument 33 Procedure for Data Collection 33
Method of Data Analysis 33
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
Hypotheses Testing 34
Summary of the Findings 38
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Discussion of the Findings 40
Conclusions 42
Recommendations 42
REFERENCES 44 APPENDICE 49
ABSTRACT
This 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 Students’ Academic Performance Proforma (SAPP)" were used to collect relevant data from the respondents. One main hypothesis and three operational hypotheses were formulated and tested for this study. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson product moment correlation statistical method at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that:
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. There was significant relationship between family structure and students' academic performance in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo state. Based on the findings, it was recommended that every parent could be able to provide for the needs of their children. Parents should endeavour to improve on their socio-economic status in order to aid the performance of their children. Parents should endeavour to enhance their educational status so that they could assist their children in any of their class assignment.
