PROPRIETORS’ CHARACTERISTICS, PARENTAL SUPPORT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENIN METROPOLIS
Keywords:
enin Metropolis, Parental Involvement and Support, Private Senior Secondary Schools, Proprietors’ Characteristics, Students’ Academic PerformanceAbstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the extent of relationships between proprietors’ characteristics, parental support and students’ academic performance in Private Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) in Benin Metropolis. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The research design employed to achieve the aims of the study was a correlational survey research design. The population of the study comprises of 3410 private SSS3 students in Benin Metropolis. The teachers and students will serve as the respondents for the study because they are considered fit to have the useful information needed to carry out the study. A structured questionnaire, titled: “Questionnaire on Proprietors’ Characteristics, Parental Support and Academic Performance of students in Private SSS in Benin Metropolis” were used for data collection. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and linear regression. The result revealed that proprietors’ characteristics and parental support were significant negative predictors of students’ academic performance in Private SSS in Benin Metropolis.
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