Influence of Parental Variables on Academic Achievement of Business Education Students. A Case Study of Teritary Institutions in Delta State.

Abstract

This study examined the influence of parental variables on academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State. Four research questions were raised and answered and four null and alternate hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance to guide the study. The main purpose of the study was to determine the influence of parental variables on business education students’ academic achievement in tertiary institutions in Delta State. Specifically, the study sought to determine the influence of parental financial support on academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State; influence of parental involvement on academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State; influence of level of parental educational background on academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State and the comparative influence of parental variables on academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State. The correlational survey research and expo-facto was used. The population of the study was 441 business education students and the sample size was 172. The instrument used was a structured questionnaire and was validated by five experts. The reliability coefficient of the instrument using PPMC reported r=0.78. The data collected was analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation, Chi-Square and Multivariate Simple Linear Regression Analysis. Findings of the study include: Parental financial support influence academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State to a high extent. In addition, parental involvement influence academic achievement of business education students in tertiary institutions in Delta State to a high extent. It was therefore concluded that that parental financial support, involvement and level of parents education background influence business education students’ academic achievement in tertiary institutions in Delta State to a high extent. The study also concluded that all the parental variables (parental financial support, involvement and level of parents educational background) do significantly influence business education students’ academic achievement in tertiary institutions in Delta State. It was recommended that parents should continually be involve in the academic activities of their children at all time. Also that Government should provide loans, grants and scholarship to students as this will assist them in boasting their academic achievement among others.