The Impact of Socio-Economic Factors On Academic Performance of Pupils in East Kabras Division, Kakamega North Disrict, Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION: ....................................................................................................... i

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

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DEDICATION ............................................................................................................ Ill

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .......................................................................................... IV

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ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................. viii

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

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1

I. 0 Background to the study ........................................................................................ I

Statement of the Problem ............................................................................................ 2

1.2 Objective of the Study ..... . . ...................... 2

1.2. I General Objective ....... . . ............ 2

1.2.2 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................ 2

1.2.3 Research questions ....... . . ..................... 2

1.3 Significance of the Study .. . ..... .) '

1. 4 Scope of the Study ......................... ' :,

1.5 Limitations of the Study. ···•···• .............. .) '

CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................... 4

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................. 4

2.0 Introduction ........ . . ................. 4

2.1 Ethinicity and social inequalities in Africa...................................... . .................... 4

2.2 What are the socio-economic factors bearing on school attendance? ...................... 7

2.3 Overview of socio-economic factors .................................................................... 11

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................... 14

METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 14

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3. 0 Introduction ................... . .. ····••'-• ................... 14

3 .1 Research design........ . ................................ 14

3.2 Population of study .............................................................................................. 14

3 .3 Study sample ....................................................................................................... 14

3 .4 Research instruments ........................................................................................... 14

3. 5 Research procedure ........................................................................................... 15

3. 6 Data analysis and interpretation ........................................................................... 15

CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................... 16

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION ........................ 16

4.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 16

4.1 Profile of the respondents .................................................................................... 17

4.2 Environmental factors.. . ............................ 18

4.3 The influence of socio-economic factors on school achievement.. ........................ 19

4.3.1 The relationship between socio-economic factors and learners concentration

in class ....................... . ............................................ 19

. 4.4 The relationship between nutrition of children and their academic performance ... 23

4.4.1 Good feeding and better academic performance ........................................... 25

4.4.3 The relationship between poverty, nutrition and academic performance .... 26

4.5 Health of learners and their academic performance ..... . . ................... 28

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................... 30

SUMl\'IARY , CONCLUSION AND RECOJVIMENDA TIONS ................................. 30

5.0. Introduction... . ..................... 30

5.2. Conclusion.................... . ................................................................................ 31

5 .3. Recommendations .................................................................................................. 31

5 .4 Suggestions for further research .......................................................................... 32

REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 33

APPEND I CE ............................................................................................................... 35