ABSTRACT
The study of impact of
poverty on academic performance is design to access the causes of poor
performance of children from poor background and make recommendation that will
in right direction help in increasing their academic performance. The study was
carried out in selected primary schools in Egor local government area of Edo
State. In carrying out the study hypothesis was postulated based on the
objectives and find was drawn based on the home background facilities
available, to the child, home economic standard of living and as well as the
nation’s economic standard of living. The method used was simple percentage
tabulation and data collected was analyzed by means of a questionnaire received
from the selected schools in Egor local government area of Edo State. After
which conclusion and recommendation was made based on the finding of the
research.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the
study
1.2 Statement of the
problem
1.3 Purpose of the study
1.4 Significance of the
study
1.5 Research question
1.6 Scope of the study
1.7 Limitation of the
study
1.8 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
CHAPTER
THREE
Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of the
study
3.3 Sample and sampling
technique.
3.4 Research instrument.
3.5 Method of data
collection.
3.6 Method of data
analysis.
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation of Data
Analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
Finding,
Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
REFERENCE
APPENDIX
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE
STUDY
Poverty has been perceived using various criteria. It may be seen as reflection
of alarming deficit in the economy, as evidence in the mass penury,
pauperization and poor welfare condition of the citizenry of a particular
state.
However, oxford learner’s dictionary defined poverty as a state of being poor,
scarcity, and lack of particular qualities. In the same vein, poverty is seen
as a state of being poor, absolute want. Absent of basic needs of life such as
food, clothing and shelter. Obadan (1997), supported this view when he opined
that poverty is a situation of low income, consumption, saving and investment.
Idada (2008), opined that poverty can be conceptualized as a phenomena that
exists at national, community, (state) level, household and individual levels.
At the national level, poverty represents a state of socio economic
underdevelopment arising from overpopulation, poor natural endowment, poor
human and material resources, low and stagnating national income leading to
inability of the state to provide minimally decent level of living for the
ordinary citizenry (Blar et al, 2008).
At the community level, poverty is deprivation arising from environment and
natural resource degradation, inadequate access to social security and basic
infrastructure, inadequate local employment and income generation opportunities
and general appearance of physical decay and wasting of community assets.
(Olayemi, 1997:87-88 as cited in by Eregha et al 2007, 70:1).
Poverty is a state of household command over resource at a level which is
insufficient to obtain a basket of goods and facilities, judges to be minimal
necessaries in a contemporary society (Edeko et al 2007, 578). According to
medical research council (MRC 2001) cited in Idada (2008), states that poverty
prevents individual from reaching their full potentials. It help to deny
individual right like those in decision that affect their live and freedom from
abuse (Udo 1996). Poverty as it affect individual family also have it tour on
child or pupil academic performance as the economic situation of parents and
family, also contribution to the learning and socialization of the child. As
poverty leads to school dropouts, rape, low performance, low self esteem, low
self development and growth, poverty also leads to dreams unactualised, self
pity and self defect.
The economic situation of parents determines the numbers of facilities which
will enable the child learn, for example, young children needs toys that are
meaningful to learn and only parents who are economically stable can afford
this luxury, again, parents of rich home also employ private teachers for their
children and buy textbooks and others that can enable the children to learn at
their own pace. (Udo, 1996).
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM
There are so many problems associated with poverty which either within short
run or long run, which eventually have impact on academic performance of pupils
in school such problems are:
1. Children from poor home background lack learning
materials like textbooks, educational toys, desk and chairs etc.
2. Parents from poor home do not have time for
their children and do not have money to employ home teacher for their wards.
3. Lack of material (poverty) leads to low self
esteem.
4. Poverty leads to pupil dropping out of school to
help their parents.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The study of poverty and its impact is to:
I.
The role of government
in bridging the equalities gap that exist among individuals.
II.
Examine how government
should address poverty to improving the academic performance of children.
III.
Provide adequate
information to students and other classroom teachers in order to improve
teaching and learning.
IV.
To bring to the
awareness of people the impact of poverty on academic performance of children.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
The study of home background on academic performance on children will help the
classroom teachers with knowledge of equality and how to cater for the children
from poor home background if by the way of improvising low cost learning
materials for them to learn.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. Does poverty have impact on the academic
performance of students?
2. Do parents of poor home background have
materials for learning?
3. Does poverty contributes to the number of school
dropouts?
4. Do parents from poor home background have time
to check on their children or help them with their assignment?
5. Do parents of poor home background employ
private teachers for their children?
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
There are so many schools in Egor local government area of Edo state where this
research was carried out. For the purpose of this study, the researcher is
confirmed to carry out the study in selected primary schools such as Olua
primary school, Edaiken primary school and Adolor primary school are in Egor
local government area of Edo state.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Anxiety: The state of
feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen.
Deficit: The amount by
which money is spent or owed is greater than money earned within a particular
period of time.
Depression: A medical
condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often have physical
symptoms such as been unable to sleep.
Economy: This is
the relationship between production, trade and supply of money within a
particular country or region.
GDP: Gross National
Product of a state within a fiscal year.
Homeless: This is a
state of having no home to live or also used to refer to people who have no
home.
Hunger: This is a state
of not having enough food to eat. Especially when it results to/causes illness
and/death.
Neighborhood: An area
one lives or area near a particular place.
Pauper: This is used to
refer to a very poor person.
Penury: This is a
state of been very poor. It is a state of abject or extreme poverty.
Potential: This is the
possibility of something happening or being developed or used.
Stagnate: This is to
stop making progress or profit or to remain in a position unmoved.
Self esteem: This is the
actor feelings of being happy with oneself and progress one’s own character and
abilities.
Welfare: This is the
general health, happiness and safety of a person or child.
Withdrawal: This is the
behavior of somebody who wants to be alone and does not want to communicate
with other people.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0117 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 52 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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