ROLE OF PARENTS IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to examine the role of parents in academic performance in some selected secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of Two Thousand, One Hundred (2100) secondary school students from the registered Twenty Two (22) public secondary school in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. A sample size of Two Hundred and Ten (210) secondary schools students constituted 10 percent of the total population. Questionnaire were retrieved, representing a response rate of 100%. The main instrument of this research is a self-structured questionnaire which was validated by the researcher’s supervisors and two other experts, all from the Department of Adult and Non formal Education, University of Benin. The instrument was tested for reliability using the test-re-test reliability method. The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions. The findings of the study are Parents’ income level, occupation level, educational level and parenting styles play a role on academic performance in selected secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State. On the basis of this study, it was recommended that government, multinational companies and public spirited individuals should be able to identity and support intelligent indigent students from how-income parents with a view to boosting their academic performance. It was also recommended that Parents should try as much as possible not sacrifice the academic well being of their children on the altar of their jobs or occupation. Furthermore, Parents should try to improve as much as possible in their level of education because it has significance influence on their children’s academic performance in senior secondary schools.