INFLUENCE OF PARENTS’ SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN OWERRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE

Student: Joshua Uzoma Manus
Supervisor: Dr Khan Richards Mofor
HOD: Miss P.c.n Ezenwa
Department of Education and English Language
Education
Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of socio-economic status of parents on senior secondary school students academic performance in English Language in owerri north LGA imo state. The study made used of descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 2154 students and teachers in public secondary schools in owerri municipal council, imo state . The sample of the study was 240 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting two hundred and twenty five SSS II students and fifteen teachers from nine selected public secondary schools in owerri north LGA imo state.

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