framed were, there is no significant sex difference in the academic achievement of primary school children, there is no rural urban difference in academic achievement of primary school children. The findings of the study points out that, Socio-economic status is positively and significantly co related with academic achievement at the primary stage of education, Higher SES category students show significantly better academic achievements in comparison to meddler low SES category students. 2.5. STUDIES
unanswered questions related to the socio-economic attainment of adoptees. In February 2016, The Journal of Marriage and Family reports a recent study by Kevin J. A. Thomas from The Pennsylvania State University who examines the progress of adopted foreign-born students as compared to adopted U. S. born students, as well as, biologically born children. His study titled, “Adoption, Foreign-Born Status, and Children’s Progress in School” investigates the relationship between adoption and child well-being
parents’ social status or class on the academic performance of the pupils. Therefore, the objectives of the study are: i. To find out whether there is any relationship between pupils academic performance and parent’s economic background and the extent to which socio-economic status of parent can influence the academic performance of pupils. ii. To investigate the effect of socio-economic background on the academic performance of pupils and the cause of differences in the academic performance of pupils
uniform. However, the benefits of the school uniform still unclear for many people. So, the researches conduct research about the actual benefit of the school uniform. Some of the research show there are a relationship between the school uniform and the overall student behavior, safety, and achievements. Many researches follow different method to collect their data and showing their result. Some researches do deeply analysis include the student parents, teachers, school level, and school rates. Introduction
individual is defined and determined by ones Educational Attainment during the school. Now in an era of technological growth and inventions the term "Educational Attainment" is not only used in terms of academics but also in other periphery of school study such as vocational and co-curricular achievement. For Urban deprived specially slum dwellers the "Educational Attainment" is the need of hour for their betterment and upliftment. As the Parental Education level in slums are very low most of slum dwellers
Communities Emma Kennedy Project #1 AIS 1203.027 University of Texas at San Antonio Introduction Poverty creates long term disadvantages for children. Many of these disadvantages include lower academic achievement, home environment stress, and relational issues between parent and child. In our world today, poverty is affecting more children developmentally. It has been accounted as of 2017, that 15 million children in the United States live in poverty, and more than one in three
strengthening or devastating student‟s academic performance. Family is the primary socializing agent which moulds the child in society. Therefore, the study was conducted to know the effects of family structure on academic performance of the students at elementary level in district Karak. The main Journal of Sociological Research ISSN 1948-5468 2012, Vol. 3, No.2 www.macrothink.org/jsr 235 objectives of the study were: (a) to explore the effects of family structure on the academic performance of the students
Social inequity and education How does socio-economic inequity affect the performance and engagement of students? Introduction Around the world, socio-economic groups influence the performance and engagement of students. This can be partly explained by the genetic variations present among each individual but the major causes of this phenomenon are resources and opportunities. Student engagement can be referred to as their sense of acceptance and belonging of the goals of schooling. It also involves
student’s academic performance. The educational performance of children and adolescents has been attributed to a myriad of factors. Low academic performance has been attributed to inadequate teachers or schools, large class sizes, socio economic status, and parent’s education, among others. Undoubtedly, all of these factors play a role in low academic performance. What scholars have shown as definitive is that parental contributions are important in helping students achieve high academic performance
reaction of the economically disadvantaged to their marginal position, low socioeconomic status and impartibility in achieving success. According to the poverty theory established by Lewis (1968), there are many traits associated with the culture of poverty. Families living on poverty have a level of education and are living in inadequate housing conditions. This factor is often associated with low academic achievement and success of economically disadvantaged students. Consequently, Lewis (1998) contends