Social economic status and pupils' academic performance in primary schools, Lyantonde Town Council, Lyantonde District Uganda
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2010-11
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The research was carried out in Lyantonde Town Council, Lyantonde District to
find out the effect of socio-economic status on pupils' academic performance. The
researcher used questionnaire administered to pupils' and used a descriptive
research design to conduct the study. The challenges are low levels of education
by parents, Majority of parents are farmers with limited income to meet their
needs, increasing number of orphans due HIV/ AIDS and other related diseases.
The recommendations for the challenges that were found out are promoting adult
education, poverty eradication, controlling epidemic diseases like HIV/AIDS,
malaria and Ebola, among others. In conclusion improving academic perf01mance
of pupils' in Lyantonde Town Council needs combined efforts of the government,
parents NGOs to improve on performance of pupils' especially socio-economic
development of Lyantonde Town Council.
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A Research report submitted to the institute of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the a ward of a Diploma in Primary Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Social economic status, Pupils' academic performanc, Uganda