COMMUNICATION ISSUES IN THE FAMILY AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ORON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the communication issues in
the family and students’ academic performance in Oron Local
Government Area of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose
of this study, three research questions and hypothesis were formulated.
A survey design was adopted for the study, the population of the study
consisted of all SS1 and SS2 from five public secondary schools in Oron
local government area. Purposive sampling technique was use to select
400 Students from five (5) selected public Secondary schools that
participated in the study. A structured questionnaire titled
"Communication Issues in the Family and Students Academic
Performance (CIFSAP)" was used as an instrument for data collection.
The hypotheses of the study were tested using Person product moment
correlation. From the findings of the study, it was found that parental
conversation, listening by parent and parental supervision of children's
school work has significant influence on Students academic
performance. Suggestions for further studies were made.
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