ABSTRACT
The research study was
solely designed to examine, describe and quantity the role of parental status
in the academic performance of students in some selected secondary schools in
Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. In the course of this study, the
concept parental status and the negative and positive effect was looked into.
The idea of different authors about parental status was equally examined.
Students in Akenzua 11 secondary school, Idia College, Emotan College, Paragon
comprehensive secondary school, Travis Christian College, and Dr. Garrick
memorial secondary school were used as samples. The study was aimed at finding
out how parents’ status, family background, peer group curiosity etc.
contribute to students’ academic performance in Oredo Local Government Area.
The results of the research shows that students academic performance is
determined by their parental status. The investigation also shows that parental
status includes low income earners and high income earners and high income
earners, broken home, parental background, violence homes, single parents home.
It was discovered that parents status affect students academic performance and
causes dropout. Therefore, this work recommends that the mass media should mount
heavy awareness on the positive and negative impact of parents involvement in
their children’s academic and also call for the introduction of some meaningful
and educational activities for the students. The provision of counselling
services of schools and the imposition of some levies to restrict parents from
not providing the students with their necessary teaching involvement, care,
finance and advice. It was also discovered that parental status causes some
students to loose their focus, ambition, goals, due to frustration. Parental
status alters behaviour on the part of the students in the students learning
situation.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One
1. Introduction
1. Background for the study
2. Statement of the study
3. Research questions
4. Purpose of the study
5. Significance of the study
6. Scope and delimitation of the study
7. Limitation
8. Definition of terms
Chapter Two
1. Literature review
Chapter Three
Research Methodology
1. Research Design
2. Population of the study
3. Sample and sampling procedure
4. Research instrument
5. Validity and reliability of the instrument
6. Administration of instrument
7. Method of data collection
8. Method of data analysis
Chapter
Four
4.0
Data analysis, interpretation and discussion of result
4.1
Use of relevant tables to present and analyze the data
Chapter Five
5.0
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1
Summary
5.2
Conclusion
5.3
Recommendation
References
Questionnaires
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
From birth to age eighteen children spend just a fraction of their lives
in school. Thus it is not surprising that many factors outside the school
environment can significantly influence students prospects for academic success
in schools. These factors (parental status) is in play both during the years
before children begin formal schooling and while they are actually enrolled in
elementary and secondary school. a diverse array of issues, including parents
beliefs and expectations about education, the availability and quality of child
care, family economic status, the persistence, or absence, of violence in a
child life, access to social services, physical and mental health issues,
opportunities for constructive, healthy activities outside of school; and the
nature and strength of school community connections, can make a difference in a
child’s opportunities to do well in school.
A commonly used phrase but one that has the ring of substantial truth is that
parents are their children’s first teachers. Parents beliefs expectations and
attitudes about education and their children’s achievement have a profound
early impact on students conceptions of the place of education in their lives.
What parents think about the importance (or unimportance) of doing well in
school is often mirrored in students results. A study into some selected
schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State found that nearly all
students (97%) who earned mostly A’s and B’s on their report cards reported
that their parents encouraged them to do well in school. among students who
earned mostly C’s nearly half (49%) said they received little parental
encouragement. Some families clearly have more resources to devote to their
children and can move easily find time to spend nurturing and encouraging them.
When both parents work can increasingly common phenomenon or when a child is
being raised by a single parent, finding time to read to the child to encourage
the completion of homework. Many children grow up in home with an abundance of
fiscal and materials resources. But not all do. Poverty takes a tool on
student’s school performance. Poor children are twice as likely as their more
affluent counterparts to repeat a grade to be suspended, expelled or drop out
of high school and to be placed in special education classes. Family
composition and economic circumstances are often intertwined. More than half of
the poor families are headed by an unmarried mother who must balance employment
issues (these women are often trapped in love – wage jobs) with child care and
parenting responsibilities. In sum, children from more economically affluent
home circumstances have a leg up in many areas of life, including education.
This research shows that despite the compelling importance of robust physical
and mental health to students prospects for academic success, not surprisingly
access to quality services is often a function of family income. The less
financially stable the child’s family the less likely the child is to have
regular medical care. Children covered by health insurance are more likely to
have better access to health care than children not covered by such insurance.
Uninsured students are under significant risks factors particularly for
adolescent, are drugs, and alcohol drinking, smoking cigarettes and using
harder drugs, from marijuana to cocaine can cause substantial long term
physical and mental health problems, in the short term use of many of these
substance can cause reduced school attendance and general in attention to
school studies.
STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEMS
Having gotten a good understanding of the parental status in the academic
performance of the students, it will be of great importance to precisely and
with concise examine the statement of the problem. This study is aimed at
investigating the role of parental status among some selected secondary school
students academic performance in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
However, the researcher will investigate this study in the following capacity.
To identify the various
problems faced by the students due to their parental status that causes most of
them to dropout of school, performing so low in academic works and engaging in
social vises.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Based on the above, issues discussed so far, the study will focus on seeking
answers to the following questions.
1. What type of family do people of Oredo Local
Government Area practices?
2. Does parental background affect student’s
academic performance?
3. Is there any difference between the children of
high income ear5ners and low income earners?
4. Does the medical status (health) of the students
affect his/her academics?
5. Does parental involvement and family size affect
student’s education?
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The main objectives of this study as intended by the researcher to investigate
and highlight the role of parental status in the academic performance of the
students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Though, this study is
limited to Oredo, its research findings may be applicable to other parts of
Nigeria. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to supplement the existing
findings on the topic.
1. To investigate the role of parental status in
the academic performance among students of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo
State.
2. To find out to what extent with which parental
involvement in students academic improve their performance either positively or
negatively.
3. To determine how good salary structure can
upgrade or affect a student’s academic performance.
4. To identify the various factors to be considered
in the academic performance of students in relationship with parental status.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
The significance of the study, the role of parental status in the academic
performance among students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State cannot
be over emphasized. The study is not only much significant to Nigeria in
general. Amongst the importance of this research works are:
1. It will serve as a reading text to knowledge
about how parent’s socio-economic status affect the performance of students.
2. It will serve as a veritable tools for seminars,
public lecturers as well as a medium of awareness campaign on the role of
parental status.
3. It will serve as an expository literature, on
parents involvement irrespective of the occupational status not only to
secondary students but to all and sundry.
4. It will help in exposing the teacher to the
influence of parental status in the academic performance of the student.
5. It also help planners to know that children are
from different family background.
6. It will be useful to educationalist.
Above all this piece of
work will offer very useful suggestion on the implication and role of family
and teacher play to prevent low parental engagements in the students academic
performance of Oredo Locality and the need to rehabilitate the PTA (parents,
teachers association) meeting.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The role of parental status in the academic performance of the students, tends
to cover some selected recognized (private and government) secondary schools in
Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
DEFINITION OF
TERMS
Students – children
(secondary school students) in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State.
Parent – the father and
mother to a child (student) in Oredo
Academics – educational
study by a student
Role – the duties
Performance – the act of
carrying into effect, to do a task
Academic performance –
this has to do with a student carry into effect either negatively or positively
his/her educational studies
Low income earners –
these are parents who salary structure are low due to their kind of low
occupation or no occupation at all e.g. the poor.
High income earners –
these are parents who salary structures are due to their kind of job or
business
Socio-economic status –
it has to do with parents occupation, moral, marital, educational status and
level of knowledge
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0157 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 39 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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