Poverty and Academic Performance of Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Imenti North District, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Monicah, M Mathiu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-18T17:25:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-18T17:25:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-09 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Submitted to The School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for The Degree Masters in Education Administration and Management | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to examine extent of poverty on academic performance of high school students in Imenti North District. This study used descriptive research to establish a causal relationship between the two variables by means of descriptive analysis. A total of 200 Students and 10 headteachers was used. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between parents’ income and academic performance of students (r = 0.155 sig. = 0.000 Thus, parent’s unemployment greatly contributes to academic performance of the students significantly correlated, at 0.05 level of significance. The findings also revealed that there is a positive relationship between parents’ educational level and academic performance of students | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/3474 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education, Open & Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Poverty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Academic Performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Secondary Schools | en_US |
| dc.title | Poverty and Academic Performance of Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Imenti North District, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |