The Relationship between Parents Socioeconomic Status and Students’ Academic Achievement: The Case of the Three Selected Government Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The focus of this research was to investigate how parents' socioeconomic factors influenced their children's academic achievement in Addis Ababa's three government Secondary schools. The study was conducted in Addis Ababa's Yeka, Arada, and Gullele sub-cities. For the purpose of Data collection, the researcher selected students sat only on grade 8 national exam 2021/2022 and passed to grade 9. The target population was comprised of all the 450 students and parents in the three government secondary schools in Addis Ababa. A probability sampling technique was employed that yielded a sample size of 212, representing 47.1% of the students‟ population, and 169 respondents, representing 79.7% of the parents‟ population. Questionnaires for both students‟ and parents were used as data collection instruments. Frequency, correlation, regression, and qualitative analysis were utilized to analyze the data. The study's findings are presented as frequency distributions and percentages in tables. The study discovered a positive and statistically significant correlation between parental education, occupation, and income level and their students' academic achievement on the national examination in eighth grade. The conclusion of the study was correlated more than 40.7% parent‟s education, more than 50% occupation and more than 30% parents Income of variation in students‟ performance on grade 8th National examination results in 2021/2022 predicted using association and attainment with student‟s performance on the exam in three government secondary schools in Addis Ababa. Therefore it is recommended that adult and continuing education and training, expansion of job opportunities at the village level, and diversification of sources of income for the residents of the three sub-cities of Addis Ababa be done by individuals, civil society, and the federal government of Ethiopia.
Key words: Socio- economic status, Academic Achievement
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Socio- economic status, Academic Achievement