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This study is being carried out with the aim to investigate the influence of parents' socio- economic status on the academic performance of students' in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The descriptive survey research was adopted for the study. 100
Students from Secondary Schools in Oredo Local Government Area, make up the sample for the study. The instrument for the study would be questionnaire titled "Questionnaire on influence of parents' socio-economic status on the academic performance students" Simple percentage method of data analysis was used in analyzing the data gotten from respondents. The results indicated that parents' socio-economic status has a great influence on the students' academics. It was found that parents' occupation, home environment, location of school, family size, parental income, parental educational background has a significant influence on students' academic performance. Recommendation made include Based on the findings, the following recommendations have been made:
1. Parents should give maximum financial support to their children to enhance their academic performance 2. Parents without education and those with low educational qualifications should endeavour to send their children to home lessons after school hours, by weekends and during holidays to improve their academic performance. 10 Government should provide books, laptops and other educational facilities for schools to enable all students to have equal access to academic facilities. This will bridge the gaps between the rich and the poor students academically. Government should formulate policies such as scholarship for students from low socio-economic status and soft loans for the parents to enable such students to have equal opportunity to education as children from high socio-economic status. 3. Parents should enroll their children in close by Schools to discourage educational ills such as lateness to school and absenteeism and Government should make School Buses available for students who live afar.
Students from Secondary Schools in Oredo Local Government Area, make up the sample for the study. The instrument for the study would be questionnaire titled "Questionnaire on influence of parents' socio-economic status on the academic performance students" Simple percentage method of data analysis was used in analyzing the data gotten from respondents. The results indicated that parents' socio-economic status has a great influence on the students' academics. It was found that parents' occupation, home environment, location of school, family size, parental income, parental educational background has a significant influence on students' academic performance. Recommendation made include Based on the findings, the following recommendations have been made:
1. Parents should give maximum financial support to their children to enhance their academic performance 2. Parents without education and those with low educational qualifications should endeavour to send their children to home lessons after school hours, by weekends and during holidays to improve their academic performance. 10 Government should provide books, laptops and other educational facilities for schools to enable all students to have equal access to academic facilities. This will bridge the gaps between the rich and the poor students academically. Government should formulate policies such as scholarship for students from low socio-economic status and soft loans for the parents to enable such students to have equal opportunity to education as children from high socio-economic status. 3. Parents should enroll their children in close by Schools to discourage educational ills such as lateness to school and absenteeism and Government should make School Buses available for students who live afar.
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