The influence of family stru cture on children's academic achievement: evidence from some selected secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract
Studies into the elements that influence students' academic progress have drawn the interest and concern of teachers, counsellors, psychologists, researchers, and school officials in Nigeria. The foundation of society is the family, which is generally understood as a couple raising their children or a group of individuals living under one roof and typically under one head. Every family is thought to want their children to do well in school. However, a lot of elements, such as economic pressure, lead families to lose interest in their children's academic endeavours. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between secondary school students' academic achievements and their family structure in Oyo State, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was utilised for the study to collect data because it helped the researcher found to standardise data collection, categorise data for statistical analysis and collect data at a lower administrative cost. Descriptive and correlational approaches were also applied. Correlational design helps identify the relationship between two variables, while the descriptive design accurately describes the events as they actually occur. Therefore, it was possible to establish a connection between the type of family and the pupils' academic performance. One-way ANOVA was used as the statistical tool to analyse the data. This decision was taken after running the descriptive analysis of the dependent variables. According to the study's findings, family structure and their socioeconomic position, parenting, and upbringing affects pupils' academic achievements in secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Also, family structure affects parental support, class concentration, and the self-esteem of students. Additionally, there is a correlation between students' academic success in secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria and the family structure. The study findings indicate that the provision of basic needs (food, shelter, and clothing), mental wellbeing, adequate economic resources, harmony in the parents' relationship, and soundness of the parent-child relationship were significantly influencing the academic performance of students in secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria
Downloads
References
O’Malley, M., Voight, A., Renshaw, T. L., Eklund, K. (2015). School climate, family structure, and academic achievement: A study of moderation effects. School Psychology Quarterly, 30 (1), 142–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000076
Duze, C. O. (2012). The changing role of school leadership and teacher capacity building in teaching and learning. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 3 (1), 111–117.
Merriam webster dictionary (2016). Merriam-Webster, Inc., 960.
Meleen, M. (2019). Pros and Cons of the Nuclear Family.
Adeyeye, G. M. (2017). The academic performance of urban and rural secondary school learners in south western Nigeria. Pretoria: University of South Africa. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25395
Rowland, D. T., Merlo, R. (2000). The prevalence of childlessness in Australia. People and Place, 8 (2), 21–32.
Seltzer, J. A. (2019). Family Change and Changing Family Demography. Demography, 56 (2), 405–426. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13524-019-00766-6
Putnick, D. L., Bornstein, M. H., Lansford, J. E., Malone, P. S., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T. et al. (2014). Perceived mother and father acceptance-rejection predict four unique aspects of child adjustment across nine countries. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56 (8), 923–932. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12366
Katz, L. F., Woodin, E. M. (2002). Hostility, Hostile Detachment, and Conflict Engagement in Marriages: Effects on Child and Family Functioning. Child Development, 73 (2), 636–652. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00428
Duncan, G. J., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2000). Family Poverty, Welfare Reform, and Child Development. Child Development, 71 (1), 188–196. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00133
Gilding, M. (2001). Changing families in Australia 1901–2001. Family Matters, 60, 6–11.
Uwaifo, V. O. (2008). The Effects of Family Structure and Parenthood on the Academic Performance of Nigerian University Students. Studies on Home and Community Science, 2 (2), 121–124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09737189.2008.11885262
Suleman, F. (2017). The employability skills of higher education graduates: insights into conceptual frameworks and methodological options. Higher Education, 76 (2), 263–278. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0207-0
Shek, D. T. L., Leung, H. (2013). Positive Youth Development, Life Satisfaction, and Problem Behaviors of Adolescents in Intact and Non-Intact Families in Hong Kong. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 1. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2013.00018
Turner, R. A., Irwin Jr, C. E., Millstein, S. G. (2014). Family structure, family processes, and experimenting with substances during adolescence. Risks and problem behaviors in adolescence, 1 (11), 229–247.
Suleman, Q., Hussain, I., Nisa, U.-Z. (2014). Effects of Parental Socioeconomic Status on the Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in District Karak (Pakistan). International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 2 (4), 14–32. doi: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v2i4.2511
Moore, M. R., Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2001). Sexual Intercourse and Pregnancy Among African American Girls in High-Poverty Neighborhoods: The Role of Family and Perceived Community Environment. Journal of Marriage and Family, 63 (4), 1146–1157. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2001.01146.x
Heard, H. E. (2007). Fathers, Mothers, and Family Structure: Family Trajectories, Parent Gender, and Adolescent Schooling. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 (2), 435–450. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00375.x
Painter, G., Levine, D. I. (2000). Family structure and youths' outcomes: Which correlations are causal? Journal of Human Resources, 35 (3), 524–549.
Lawson, D. W., Mace, R. (2010). Siblings and childhood mental health: Evidence for a later-born advantage. Social Science & Medicine, 70 (12), 2061–2069. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.009
Wood, R. G., Moore, Q., Clarkwest, A., Killewald, A. (2014). The Long-Term Effects of Building Strong Families: A Program for Unmarried Parents. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76 (2), 446–463. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12094
Copyright (c) 2023 Gbenga Michael Adeyeye
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Our journal abides by the Creative Commons CC BY copyright rights and permissions for open access journals.
Authors, who are published in this journal, agree to the following conditions:
1. The authors reserve the right to authorship of the work and pass the first publication right of this work to the journal under the terms of a Creative Commons CC BY, which allows others to freely distribute the published research with the obligatory reference to the authors of the original work and the first publication of the work in this journal.
2. The authors have the right to conclude separate supplement agreements that relate to non-exclusive work distribution in the form in which it has been published by the journal (for example, to upload the work to the online storage of the journal or publish it as part of a monograph), provided that the reference to the first publication of the work in this journal is included.
