TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
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DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT v
ABBREVIATIONS ix
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Back ground of the study 1
1.2 Statement of the problem 3
1.3. Purpose of the study 3
1.4. Research objectives 3
1.4.1 General research objective 3
1.4.2 Specific research objectives 4
1.5 Research questions 4
1.6 Research hypotheses 4
1.7 Scope of the study 4
1.8 Significance of the study 4
CHAPTER rrwo 6
LITERATURE REVIEW 6
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2Theoretical Review 6
Socialization theory 6
2.3 Academic Performance 7
2.4 Family Financial Situation 8
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2.5 Parental Marital Status 9
2.6 Parental Education Level 11
2.8 Conceptual framework 12
2.9.1 Explanation of the conceptual framework 14
2.2 Conceptual definitions 14
CHAPTER THREE 15
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15
3.1 Introduction 15
3.2 Research design 15
3.3 Target population 15
3.4 Sampling procedure and sample size 16
3.5 Data collection instruments and procedure 16
3.6 Reliability of the instruments 16
3.7 Validity of the instruments 17
3.8 Data analysis techniques 17
CHAPTER FOUR 18
PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS 18
4.0 Introduction 1 8
4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 18
4.1.1 Age of the respondents 18
4.1.2 Gender of the Respondents 19
4.1.3 Level of Education of the respondents 20
4.1.4 Level of Experience 21
4.2 The impact of the family financial situation on academic performance in Pallisa District. 23
4.3 The parents education level on academic performance in Pallisa district 25
4.4 The impact of parental marital status and Academic performance 27
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2.5 Parental Marital Status 9
2.6 Parental Education Level 11
2.8 Conceptual framework 12
2.9.1 Explanation of the conceptual framework 14
2.2 Conceptual definitions 14
CHAPTER THREE 15
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15
3.1 Introduction 15
3.2 Research desigfl 15
3.3 Target population 15
3.4 Sampling procedure and sample size 16
3.5 Data collection instruments an~procedure 16
3.6 Reliability of the instruments 16
3.7 Validity of the instruments 1 7
3.8 Data analysis techniques 17
CHAPTER FOUR 18
PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS 18
4.0 Introduction 18
4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 18
4.1.1 Age of the respondents 18
4.1.2 Gender of the Respondents 19
4.1.3 Level of Education of the respondents 20
4.1.4 Level of Experience 21
4.2 The impact of the family financial situation on academic performance in Pallisa District. 23
4.3 The parents education level on academic performance in Pallisa district 25
4.4 The impact of parental marital status and Academic performance 27
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ABBREVIATIONS
‘0’ level Ordinary level
‘A’ level Advanced level
UCE Uganda Certificate of Education
UACE Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
USA United States of America
SPSS Statistical Package for Social Sciences
MS-excel Microsoft excel
UK United Kingdom
KIU Kampala International University
ABSTRACT
Education is one of the basic needs for human development and to escape from poverty, Uganda is one of the developing countries in the race of educating her citizens in order to eradicate illiteracy and equip the individuals with basic skills and knowledge. Nevertheless, subsequent research has corroborated the finding that family background is strongly correlated with students’ performance in schools Therefore this research was to find out the impact of family background on students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools of Pallisa district. The study had three specific objectives which included; finding out the impact of family financial status on academic performance, impact of parental education level on academic performance and impact of parental marital status on academic performance of students in Pallisa district. The respondents were employees from kabwangasi secondary school and kakoro high school. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires; the data was then analysed using SPSS computer programme. The findings of the study showed that family financial status, parental academic level and parental marital status had a positive impact on the academic performance of students. The researcher recommended that for children to attain academic achievements, the family should have stable income and therefore there is need to empower families with businesses to improve on their financial status to be able to pay for their children’s education. Finally the researcher outlined areas for future research and these included; Parental role on Academic performance, Student’s relatives and Academic performance and Family size and Academic performance.
