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VOL. 6, ISSUE 2 (2024)
Influence of parental socio-economic status on students’ academic performance of federal colleges of education in north-eastern, Nigeria
Authors
Mansur Yahuza, Maisamari Mirima, Abdulrahman Saeed
Abstract
This study examined the influence of educational qualifications of
parents on the academic performance of students in Federal Colleges of
Education in North-Eastern states of Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive
survey design. 378 parents from four Federal Colleges of Education were
randomly selected from a population of 25,000 parents through a stratified
random sampling technique. The study had one research question and one
hypothesis. A questionnaire on Parents Educational Qualifications and Students’
Academic Performance (PQEQSAP) was used to obtain information from parents for
the study. The instrument had a reliability coefficient of 0.984 using the
Cronbach alpha reliability test which implies that the instrument was 98
percent reliable. The CGPA’s of the students were used while the research
questions were answered using simple percentage. The hypothesis was tested
using chi square statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the
study revealed that there is a significant relationship between educational
qualification and students’ academic performance in the study area. This
implies that parents are in a good position to be second teachers to their
wards; and even guide and counsel them on the best way to perform well in
education and provide the necessary materials needed by them. The study
findings would be beneficial to students, parents’, lecturers, school
management, and researchers. Based on this finding, it was recommended among
others that parent’s educational programs in form of adult literacy\distance
learning programs should be made available and easy to enroll.
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Pages:84-88
How to cite this article:
Mansur Yahuza, Maisamari Mirima, Abdulrahman Saeed "Influence of parental socio-economic status on students’ academic performance of federal colleges of education in north-eastern, Nigeria". International Journal of Educational Research and Studies, Vol 6, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 84-88
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