Influence of Parental Occupation and Parental Level of Education on Students’Academic Performance in Public Day Secondary Schools.
- December 24, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue XII, December 2018 | ISSN 2454–6186
Korir Walter
Moi Universiy, School of Education, Kenya
Abstract:- The home environment of a secondary school student could either assist or retard his/her academic performance. Kipelion Sub-county academic performance has been dismal for the last five years (2007 – 2012). Study investigated the influence of home environment on students’ academic performance on the influence of parental occupation and parental level of education on students’ academic performance in public day secondary schools, based on Ecology System Theory by Bronfenbrenner. The sample was 210 form four students selected using stratified and simple random sampling based on the causal-comparative research design, since manifestations of independent variables on dependent variable had already occurred. A questionnaire was used to solicit information on students’ home environment. Whereas, document analysis was used to collect information about the students’ academic performance based on Mock Examination. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as: t-test, (ANOVA). The results revealed that parental occupation significantly influenced students’ academic performance. However, parental level of education had no effect on students’ academic performance. Study recommends active participation of parents on students’ academic affairs regardless of parental level of education.
Keywords: influence, home environment, parental occupation, parental level of education, academic performance.
I. INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL OCCUPATION AND PARENTAL LEVEL OF EDUCATION ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
Education is the development of the endowed capacities in the individual which will enable him to control his environment and fulfill his responsibilities to a major extent (World Bank, 2004). The home environment of a secondary school student could either assist or retard his/her academic performance. Therefore, there was need to inquire into how a student’s home environment affected him or her. An inquiry of this nature is particularly relevant in a Kenyan context, because a student’s performance in secondary school, as determined by the KCSE examination, had significant ramifications on his or her future career and livelihood. Taking the above into consideration, this study sought to identify the influence of home factors on academic performance of secondary school students
