INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES vii

ABSTRACT viii

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 5

1.3 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 6

1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 6

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 6

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 7

1.7 HYPOTHESES 7

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.1 THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL BACKGROUND ON

CHILDS EDUCATION 9

2.2 THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL

BACKGROUND ON STUDENTS EDUCATION 13

2.3 PARENTS ECONOMIC STATUS AND THE STUDENTS

EDUCATION 17

2.4 POLITICAL INFLUENCE AND STUDENTS EDUCATION 18

2.5 FAMILY STRUCTURE 19

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 21

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 21

3.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 21

3.3 INSTRUMENTATION 22

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 22

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 23

4.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE STUDENTS 23

4.2 INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS 26

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 34

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 35

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS 35

REFERENCES 36

APPENDIX 37