Mothers’ Employment, Marital Status and Educational Level on Students’ Academic Achievement in Business Studies
| Autor: | Subuola Catherine Abosede, Olugbenga Adeyanju Akintola |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 159-165 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2350-8442 2350-7756 |
| Popis: | The mother’s personality is a build-up of demographic factors among which employment, marital status and educational level are prominent in shaping child’s abilities and aspirations. This study therefore, determines the influence of mothers’ employment, marital status and educational level on students’ academic achievement in Business studies. Ex-post facto survey design and stratified random sampling technique were adopted for the study.Structured Questionnaire (MEMSEL Scale, r= .76) and Business Studies Achievement Test (r=.80) with a section for demographic data were administered on a sample of Two Hundred and Fifty students from five (5) schools in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. Multiple regressionstatisticswas used for data analysisat 0.05 level of significance.The findings revealed thatthere was a significant but negative relationship between mothers' marital status and academic achievement of student's (r=-.195; p .05); academic achievement and educational level (r = .091; p >.05); employment status and marital status (r = -.033; p > .05) and marital status and educational level (r = .079; p > .05). However there was a significant combined contribution on the independent variables on students' academic achievement in Business Studies (Adj. R=.037; F(3,237)=4.111;P |
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