Family Values, Environmental Factors and Academic Motivation of Secondary School Students in Delta North Senatorial District

This study investigated how family values and environmental factors relate to the academic motivation of secondary school students in Delta North Senatorial District. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. A correlational research design was used. The population consisted of 15,187 Senior Secondary School Two students in 159 public secondary schools, from which 375 students were selected through a multistage sampling procedure using Krejcie and Morgan’s sample size guide. Data were collected with the Family Values, Environmental Factors, and Academic Motivation Questionnaire (FVEFAMQ). The instrument was validated by experts and further subjected to factor analysis, while Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.71 to 0.82 confirmed its reliability. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and coefficient of determination were used to answer the research questions, while linear regression was used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The results showed a positive moderate relationship between family values and academic motivation, with family values accounting for 27.6% of the variation in students’ motivation. Environmental factors showed a positive high relationship with academic motivation and accounted for 57.9% of the variation. Both relationships were statistically significant. The study concluded that students are more likely to remain motivated when they receive positive support from home and learn in a safe, supportive, and conducive school environment. It therefore recommended stronger family support and improved learning conditions in schools.

Family values, environmental factors, academic motivation, secondary school students.

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