RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC WORKS STUDENTS IN LAGOS AND OGUN STATES’ TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Keywords:
Parents’ Educational Background, Parents’ Occupation, Parents’Income, Socioeconomic Background, Academic Performance, Technical College.Abstract
This study examined the relationship between socio-economic background and academic performance of Automobile Mechanic Works students in Lagos and Ogun States’ Technical Colleges, Nigeria. One research question and two hypotheses were raised for the study. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. A total of 120 students’ population were used as sample due to small size, hence, no sampling was used because of the manageable size of the population. The instrument used to collect data was a self-developed questionnaire named “Parents’ Socio-economic Background Questionnaire” (PSBQ) was utilized to collect data for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, for research question and Multiple Regression, Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the hypotheses). One of the findings from the study shows that academic performance of automobile mechanic works students is significantly related to and influenced by parents’ financial status. Based on the findings, the study recommended that among others, consistent importance should continue to be accorded parents’ education as it affects students’ performance in the study area.
