SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

The study investigated the relationship between socio-economic background of
parents and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. To achieve the purpose of the study, four research questions were raised and answered. The population for this study was made up of all the 5,419 public senior secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The sample size for the study was made up of 70 respondents. Data collected from the respondents was analyzed using descriptive statistics, precisely mean and standard deviation. The instrument used for the data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Relationship between Socio-Economic Background of Parents and Students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (RSEBPSAPQ)”. The constructed questionnaire for the study was presented to the project supervisor to confirm for content validity. The Cronbanch Alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. The questionnaire was administered to a group of 20 respondents which were not part of the study but were part of the population. A Cronbach Alpha coefficient of .887 was obtained. This shows that the instrument is reliable. The findings from the study include that there is no significant relationship between parental socio-economic background and students’ academic performance based on sex. It was concluded that socio-economic background of parents such as education, occupation and cultural values significantly influence on students’ academic performance in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The study recommended among others that the government should introduce policies and scholarship schemes aimed at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds. Such initiatives would help to reduce financial barriers that limit students’ access to quality education and, consequently, improve their academic performance

This study is designed to find out the ef ects of socio economicbackground of senior secondary school students on their academicperformance in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. In carryout this study, six (6A) research questions were formulatedand tested. Twenty (20) secondary schools were surveyed the studentsweresampled from the secondary schools selected. The research instrument used in this study was questionnaire, forthestudents. The questionnaires were used in collecting data fromsampledsecondary schools. Simple percentage was used for the analysis of data. The result from the data collected were analyzed. Recommendations were made based on the results. It was observed that, family background is responsible for pooracademic performance of students in secondary school students. It was observed that physical abuse af ect the academic performanceof secondary school student. It was observed that, parent socio-economic status influencetheacademic performance of the students. Vital recommendations in line with the findings were madeinthisstudy. Government should provide adequate funds in other for the studentsto over came some of the problems observed. There should be a reasonable seminar or workshop to educateparentand other bodies for the benefit of good academic performance.