INFLUENCE OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NSUKKA EDUCATIONAL ZONE OF ENUGU STATE

•                   TABLE OF CONTENT Title page --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- i Approval page --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ii Certification --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iii Dedication --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iv Acknowledgment --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- v Table of contents --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- vi List of tables --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- vii Abstract --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- viii 

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• Background of the Study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1 Statement of the problem --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 11 Purpose of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 Significance of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 Scope of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14 Research questions --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15 Research Hypotheses --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15 

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17 Conceptual framework --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17 Concept of family --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17 Concept of family Background --- --- --- --- --- --- 19 Concept of achievement --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 20 Concept of academic achievement --- --- --- --- --- --- 20 Theoretical framework --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 21 Parental attachment theory --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 22 Self Determination theory --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 22 Maslow’s Motivational theory --- --- --- --- --- --- 23 Review of Empirical Studies --- --- --- --- --- --- 24 Summary of related literature reviewed --- --- --- --- --- 26 

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• RESEARCH METHOD --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29 Research Design --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29 Area of study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29 Population of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 30 Sample and sampling technique --- --- --- --- --- --- 30 Instrument for data collection --- --- --- --- --- --- 31 Validation of the instrument --- --- --- --- --- --- 32 Reliability of the instrument --- --- --- --- --- --- 32 Method of data collection --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 33 Method of data analysis --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 33 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• RESULT --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 35 Research question one --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 35 Research question two --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 36 Research question three --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 37 Research question four --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 38 Research question five --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 39 Hypothesis one --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 40 Hypothesis two --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 41 Hypothesis three --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 43 Hypothesis four --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 44 Hypothesis five --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 45 

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• DISCUSSION AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULT Discussion of the findings --- --- --- --- --- --- 49 Influence of parental level of education on students’ academic achievement --- --- --- --- --- 49 Influence of parental occupation on students’ academic achievement - 50 Influence of parental income on students’ academic achievement - 51 Influence of family size on students’ academic achievement --- 51 Influence of parental motivation on students’ academic achievement 54 Educational implication of the study --- --- --- --- --- 54 Recommendations --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 57 Limitation of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- 58 Suggestion for further the study --- --- --- --- --- 59 Summary of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- 59 References --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 61-64 Appendices I. Request for validation of instrument --- --- --- --- 65 II. Instrument – Questionnaire for the study --- --- --- 68 III. Population of SS2 Students in Nsukka Education in 2011/2012 Session --- --- --- --- --- --- 72 IV. Population of SS2 students in the Sampled Schools --- --- 74 V. Reliability analysis --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 76