The Family Background and Secondary School Students' Performance in Gesiaga Zone, Nyamira District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ............................................................................................. .i

APPROVAL .................................................................................................. .ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................... .iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................. .iv

TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................... v

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................... vii

LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................... viii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................. .ix

CHAPTER ONE ..................................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study ................................................................................................................ 2

1.2 Statement of the problem ............................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Purpose of the study ....................................................................................................................... 3

1.4 Objectives of the study ................................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Research questions ........................................................................................................................ 4

1.6 Scope of study ............................................................................................................................... 4

1. 7 Significance of the study ................................................................................................................ 4

CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................................... 6

REVIEW OF LITERATURE .................................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Parent's Marriage Status (Polygamy or Monogamy) Single Parents, Divorced, Affects Children's

Performances ....................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Parents' level of education ............................................................................................................. 7

2.4 Parents Economic Status ................................................................................................................ 8

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CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................................... 10

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................ 10

Introduction ........................................................................................................................ :-.................. 10

3.0 Research design ........................................................................................................................... 10

3.1 Scope of the study ........................................................................................................................ 10

3.2 Instruments of data collection ...................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Reliability of data collection ........................................................................................................ 11

3.4 Data collection procedure ............................................................................................................ 11

3.5 Statistical treatment of data .......................................................................................................... 11

CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................................. 13

FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS ............................................................................................... 13

4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 13

4.2 Profile of the respondents ............................................................................................................. 13

4.3 Parents level of education ......................................................................................... '.' .................. 16

4.4 Parents economic status ............................................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER FNE ................................................................................................................................... 18

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER

RESEARCH ......................................................................................................................................... 18

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 18

5.1 Sunnnary ..................................................................................................................................... 18

5.2CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................ 19

5.3RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................................. 19

5.4 Suggestion for further research .................................................................................................... 19

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 20

APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................... , .................. 21