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International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies

Volume 2, Issue 3, 2022

Parental Socio-Economic Status as Determinant of Junior Secondary School Students’ Motivation towards Learning in Osun Central Senatorial District, Osun State



Author(s): Christiana A Adeyemo, Christianah O Sam-Kayode

Abstract:

This study focused on Parental Socio-Economic Status as Determinant of Junior Secondary School Students’ Motivation towards Learning in Osun Central Senatorial District. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study using descriptive survey research design. Population of the study was 12,070 JSS2 students in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Osun Central Senatorial District. A sample of 2,070 respondents participated in the study through multistage sampling procedure. Frequency counts, simple percentages and mean were used to answer the research questions while multiple regression analysis was used to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result of this study showed that: majority of homes of the participating students were between 1 to 5 people family sizes; their parents hold B.Sc certificates; are Civil Servants; and are low income earners between N10,000 to N20,000 monthly salaries. Hypothesis One was rejected; F=60327; P<0.05 and Adj R2 = 0.976 which indicated a significant combined influence of Parental Socio-economic Status on students’ motivation towards learning as 97% of the total variation was accounted for by the independent variables. The study recommended that parents of students in Osun Central Senatorial District should look out for additional job opportunities to improve their incomes.


Keywords: Motivation, Parental Socio-Economic Status, Junior Secondary School

Pages: 544-548

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