Poor Family Background Research Articles

A Review on the Impact of Subjective Social Status and Socioeconomic Status on People

In today's society, the gap between the richer and the poorer social class is becoming more problematic: increase in advantage that wealthier people inherit outclasses endeavors of people from lower classes. Discriminations and prejudice towards people with a relatively poor family background also perpetuate. Therefore, the author believes that socioeconomic status would be a practical, functional topic of investigation. The topic of this paper is the impact of social economic status. The paper will cover several experiments: Impact of subjective social status (SSS) and Socioeconomic Status (SES) on student’s academic performance, impact of SES on children's self-perceptions Self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-regulatory capacity, and the impact of SES on one’s personality. The results of this study contribute to a further knowledge of the effects involving social economic status and to the development of different educational strategies for different families.

Examining Teaching Strategies for Delivering English-Based Curriculum in Secondary Schools of Faisalabad City

English is now considered an international language which is used in almost every country. For teaching an English-based curriculum, teachers need to receive specific information and instruction so that teachers can provide adequate knowledge to students. English-based curriculum gives a lot of benefits, but teachers have to use specific teaching pedagogies. This study aimed to explore the prevalent teaching strategies, their effectiveness and relevant challenges teachers face during teaching English-based curriculum. In the sampled schools, there were 280 educators. Based on a 95% confidence level and a 5% confidence interval, the study's sample size was 162. This study's respondents' data were collected using a well-structured questionnaire. The study used a questionnaire to collect data for quantitative research. The instrument's reliability was determined using the Cronbach alpha coefficient. After modifying and coding, the collected data was entered into the Statistic Package for Social Sciences worksheet for analysis. It is concluded that the classroom management was poor for teaching English, and teachers are not well trained to teach English-based curriculum. It was observed that a lack of speaking fluency in English and the poor family background of students were also the major issues in teachers' proficiency. It is concluded that teachers lack confidence in relationships and reduce the students' speaking skills in an English-based curriculum. In light of the study findings, English teachers should speak slowly but continuously. Teachers should focus on words and basic grammar, and a teacher should pay particular attention to the structure of the English language.

Socio-Demography of Tamang Community in Nepal

Tamang is one of the largest ethnic groups in Nepal. They live scattered all around the country, and they live in the hilly region of the country. This paper highlights the caste, culture and demographic status of the Tamang people of Nepal. This study is based on secondary information which has obtained from the published literature. Tamangs have a rich culture, tradition and religion. They are followers of Bon and Buddhism. Farming is a major source of income. Most of them are dependent on agricultural work. Tamang is socially, economically and educationally back warded ethnic group of the country. The illiteracy rate is still higher than other castes. Also, they have a high rate of school dropouts because of their poor economic family background and poor academic progress. Half of the Tamang children have to work in addition to attending schools; they do not play a significant role to bring change in their social and economic status. They are rich in their language, culture, arts and skill. Tamang's various rites, rituals and skills of painting attract foreigners. Tamang community is socially, economically and educationally back warded. They should be addressed by the considered agency from exploitation and backwards community.

IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIA SMART CARD PROGRAM INDEPENDENT COLLEGE AT SULTAN AGENG TIRTAYASA UNIVERSITY

The Indonesia Smart Card for Merdeka College (KIP-Kuliah Merdeka) is one of the Smart Indonesia programs during the administration of President Joko Widodo through the Ministry of Education and Culture in the form of cash assistance, expanding access and learning opportunities provided to students with poor or vulnerable family backgrounds in throughout Indonesia to finance education. This research was conducted to find out the Implementation of the KIP-Independence College Program at Sultan Ageng TirtayasaUniversity (UNTIRTA), because in its implementation there were several issues which stated that the KIP-Independence College program was not on target, the schedule for disbursing pocket money and the KRS process was delayed, and there was a lack of transparency for students receiving the KIP-Kuliah Merdeka Replacement scholarship. In order to answer these issues, researchers used the theory of Policy Implementation from George C Edward III with its four indicators namely Communication, Resources, Disposition, and Bureaucratic Structure using a Descriptive Qualitative research method. The research findings in this research are that the implementation of the KIP-Kuliah Merdeka program has been carried out well, starting from a very strict selection process, students who are substitutes for KIP-Kuliah scholarship recipients are students who previously nominated themselves but did not pass, as well as those who become obstacles to the process disbursement of pocket money and the KRS process are students who arelate in filling out the re-registration that has been requested previously

IMPLEMENTATION OF INDONESIA SMART CARD PROGRAM INDEPENDENT COLLEGE AT SULTAN AGENG TIRTAYASA UNIVERSITY

The Indonesia Smart Card for Merdeka College (KIP-Kuliah Merdeka) is one of the Smart Indonesia programs during the administration of President Joko Widodo through the Ministry of Education and Culture in the form of cash assistance, expanding access and learning opportunities provided to students with poor or vulnerable family backgrounds in throughout Indonesia to finance education. This research was conducted to find out the Implementation of the KIP-Independence College Program at Sultan Ageng TirtayasaUniversity (UNTIRTA), because in its implementation there were several issues which stated that the KIP-Independence College program was not on target, the schedule for disbursing pocket money and the KRS process was delayed, and there was a lack of transparency for students receiving the KIP-Kuliah Merdeka Replacement scholarship. In order to answer these issues, researchers used the theory of Policy Implementation from George C Edward III with its four indicators namely Communication, Resources, Disposition, and Bureaucratic Structure using a Descriptive Qualitative research method. The research findings in this research are that the implementation of the KIP-Kuliah Merdeka program has been carried out well, starting from a very strict selection process, students who are substitutes for KIP-Kuliah scholarship recipients are students who previously nominated themselves but did not pass, as well as those who become obstacles to the process disbursement of pocket money and the KRS process are students who arelate in filling out the re-registration that has been requested previously
 
 

Relationship between family background and self-efficacy in adolescent table tennis players: a moderated mediation model.

A moderated mediation model was constructed in this study to clarify the relationship between family background and self-efficacy of adolescent table tennis players, focusing on the mediating effect of technical learning engagement in the relationship as well as the moderating role of factors such as gender and training years. 189 adolescent table tennis players (age: 13.69±1.28 years) were investigated as subjects using a questionnaire method. (1) Family background, technical learning engagement, and self-efficacy were significantly and positively correlated (p<0.01), with girls' technical learning engagement (Mfemale=5.81, Mmale=5.19, p<0.01) and self-efficacy (Mfemale=3.34, Mmale=2.66, p<0.01) significantly higher than boys'; (2) Technical learning engagement partially mediated the effect of family background on self-efficacy (ab=0.10, boot SE=0.02,95% CI=[0.07, 0.14]); (3) The first half of technical learning engagement's mediating role was moderated by gender (B=0.05, p<0.01), with a more significant influence of family background on boys' (B=0.24, p<0.001, 95% CI=[0.22, 0.26]) technical learning engagement than girls' (B=0.19, p<0.001, 95% CI=[0.17, 0.21]); (4) The second half of technical learning engagement's mediating role was moderated by training years (B=-0.21, p<0.001), with a more significant influence of technical learning engagement on the self-efficacy of adolescents with fewer training years (B=0.54, p<0.001, 95% CI=[0.39, 0.68]). The positive effect of technical learning engagement on self-efficacy gradually diminished with increasing training years, and the moderating effect of training years disappeared when the training years reached 8.94 years. (1) More attention should be paid to adolescent table tennis players with poor family backgrounds, who are more likely to have low self-efficacy. (2) Parents should never neglect their initiative in providing guidance and support to adolescent players involved in long-term professional table tennis training, especially for boys. (3) Coaches should pay close attention to the level of technical learning engagement of players with long training years, who are more likely to have lower self-efficacy as a result of their own emotional experiences, stagnant performance, etc.

The Impact of Parental Socioeconomic Background on the Schooling and Academic Performance of Students in District Dir Upper: A Qualitative Analysis

Children’s schooling is important for their personal growth and plays a vital role in socioeconomic development of a nation. Parents’ socioeconomic background plays a vital role in shaping children’s schooling and impacts their academic achievement. Children of the upper class parents have enough resources available for fulfilling the requirements of their studies, while children of poor parents have lesser resources to support their education. This study aims at empirically diagnosing the relationship between parental socio-economic background and children (students) schooling and academic achievements. The study was conducted in Tehsil Dir of District Dir Upper, while applying qualitative research deign. The primary data was collected from a sample of twenty four (24) purposively selected respondents. The respondents comprised of two different categories i.e. 12 students selected from Class X to Class XII from the Govt. Higher Secondary School Gandigar Dir Upper and 12 Parents including 06 from poor family background and 06 from rich family background. Primary data was obtained through interview, using semi-structured interview guide. The study found that children of poor parents are not performing well in their academic career as they have lesser opportunities and resources. They also remain absent from school to help their parents in agriculture field, business and homework etc. Further, the study revealed that rich parents have positive impacts on the academic achievements of their children. The study suggests provision of equal educational opportunities to children of both poor and rich families. The study also suggests supporting the poor students with scholarships, technical and free education so to avoid widening the existing gap among rich and poor students.&nbsp; &nbsp;

DIFFICULTIES FACED BY EFL TEACHERS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO THE STUDENTS IN RURAL SCHOOLS

Teaching English in rural schools has been a complicated process for EFL teachers. Therefore, this article devoted to investigating the challenges faced by the teachers in teaching English to the students in rural schools. Most of the teachers encounter challenges in teaching English to the students in rural schools since many students show their dislike in learning English. Moreover, various factors such as poor parental support, lack of students’ and parents’ support, lack of learning or teaching materials at schools, both students’ and parents’ negative attitude towards learning English, lack of motivation and proper guidance, lack of interest in learning English, poor learning environment, poor family background and lower level of basic knowledge in English which contribute to the challenges faced by the teachers in teaching English at rural schools.

Toward Understanding the Don Juanism of Albert Camus: A Psychoanalytical Approach

Albert Camus, the French Algerian, lived a short but action filled life; from losing his father when he was just one year old to the poverty he experienced in his grandmother’s house where he grew up after his father’s passage. From suffering from tuberculosis at a time its cure was still uncertain to his brilliance in school, his love for football, the country-side and philosophy, his becoming a renowned philosopher, rising beyond his mentors Messieurs Germain and Jean Grenier in his writings. Camus also became peers with French philosophers of his time notably, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir Nathalie Sarraute and a number of others. Added to this is his love for women as research reveals that he married twice and equally had a plethora of female lovers. The objective of our research is to look at his poor family background which made him experience extreme poverty as a child including a silent and sickly mother and an authoritative grandmother; we shall consider these in order to establish that on becoming a person of renown, the joy of living well, which he now experienced, pushed him beyond the brink making him to spare no opportunity at enjoying life whatsoever such opportunities were.

Can education reduce traditional gender role attitudes?

Many studies report a strong correlation between gender role attitudes and the economy. Determining which factors are affecting them is crucial to avoid negative consequences. This paper identifies the causal relationship between education and traditional gender role attitudes. I use data from the European Social Survey for 14 European countries, along with a quasi-experimental approach that exploits exogenous variation in compulsory schooling across countries and year of birth. I find that for women from a poor family background, education reduces the probability of agreeing with traditional gender norms in more than 11 percentage points.

Reasons for Over-Identifications of Children with Disabilities in Pakistan: An Analytical Survey

The thought behind this research study was to explore the basic reasons for the over-identification of children in the special education department in Punjab. The population for the study was honorable teachers and the professionals working in this department. The research tool developed was a questionnaire created to record the opinions of the special education professionals and teaching staff against the tentative reasons. The sample who participated and provided their valuable opinions were249 teaching staff and professionals from all over Punjab. The major reasons for the over-identification of children recorded are professional inefficiency, poor family background, some behavioral, Social or Psychological issues, Substandard diagnostic process,Shortage of human resources, Mis-evaluation of the poor health of the student, and lack of strong advocacy by a professional organization to reduce over-identification. Key recommendations made by the researchers are aware of the identification process,hiring the professionals, and timely and updated training should be conducted to reduce the over-identification of children in Special education in Punjab.

Exploring the Causes of Teachers’ Indiscipline in Public Secondary Schools Gairo District in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Teachers during the past time were greatly honored, dignified and highly respected by parents in particular and the society at large. The teacher was as a custodian of knowledge and influential and inspiring person in the society. Indiscipline among teachers in public secondary schools is a major dilemma in the achievement of quality education since students’ academic achievement depends on ethical, committed and qualified teachers in consolidating school performance and accomplishment of educational goals. The purpose of the study is to explore the causes of teachers’ indiscipline in Public Secondary Schools in in Gairo district in Morogoro region, Tanzania. This study was conducted using a qualitative research approach because it provides the information which has a deeper insight into the phenomenon under study and relies on the interpretation of the view of the respondents. The target population of this study includes District Teacher Service Department, District Chief School Inspector, Heads of school; Teachers as well as Students who were justifiably provide significant information related to teacher indiscipline in public schools in Gairo district. The research findings revealed teachers’ that teachers’ indiscipline was a major problem towards realization of quality education in public schools. The study found that teacher unethical practices has negative impact towards teachers’ work performance as teachers who engage in various misconducts fail to commit themselves to their duties and responsibilities. It was disclosed that effects included inconsistency in teaching, ineffective supervision of students’ discipline, and misleading students when teaching. it was disclosed that teachers’ unethical practices has detrimental effects to students’ academic achievement such as students’ poor academic performance, students’ drop out and truancy, decline of students’ moral standard, hostility and enmity between teachers and students, and denial of students’ basic rights to quality education. On the basis of the research findings, the causes of teacher indiscipline were mainly attributed to social, economical, managerial and educational related factors including inadequate salaries and remuneration, lack of professional knowledge, poor living and working environment, influence of science and technology, infrequent visit by educational officials, poor school management by school heads, and poor home and family background. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-8-02 Publication date: March 31 st 2022

Towards National Identity: Analysis of Children of Purus and Anticipation to Mentawai Future

This article aims to know some problems of children of Purus, a coastal area in Padang city, especially related to factors leading to literary poor imagination of ‘Kelompok Purus Menulis’ members. The experience in manage of children Purus could became guidelines to develop the future of Mentawai's children. They have attended training and mentoring programs in three years organized by Universitas Negeri Padang. But their quality product likes poem is still poor. They tend to imitate others’ works. Few are confident and stand out of box. Why? Data for this article are based on district document, and interview during the training and mentoring activities. After collecting the data, the analysis and written report for the result of research will follow. The analysis will show the poor imagination of Purus children. There are three reasons for that. First, the writer will have an extensive knowledge from reading, observing, and discussing with others. But Purus children rarely read and write. Second, family supporting. Some children of the community come from poor family background and lower level of education that hinder them from growing any better. Third, social environment. The children live in market and tourist area. It makes the children less focus on study.

The Relationship between Socioeconomic Classes and Higher Education Entry in UK

There is distinct discrimination in higher education entry for pupils from different socioeconomic classes. This study focuses on the relationship between higher education participation and students’ socioeconomic statuses in UK. It aims to investigate reasons why students from underprivileged family backgrounds have less opportunities for university entry compared with young people from better-off families. This study also aims to explore solutions to mitigate this problem, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of these mentioned solutions. Worse academic performances and low educational aspirations may explain that disadvantaged students have less opportunity to continue their university study. Using contextualized admission practices and organizing aspirations-raising activities for students from poor family backgrounds seem to narrow the entry gap. However, it is still a long way to solve this problem and different parts, including the government, universities, other educational organizations and even parents, need to work together to mitigate this university entry gap.

Does college level the playing field? Socioeconomic gaps in the earnings of similar graduates: evidence from South Korea

The socioeconomic gap in participation at university is an enduring policy issue in South Korea, as in many other countries. However, less attention has been paid to the socioeconomic gap in the outcomes from tertiary education. This paper addresses this gap in the literature, using the Korean Education and Employment Panel (KEEP) data to investigate the extent to which the wages of Korean graduates who attended similar higher education institutions vary by socioeconomic background. The results show that a degree appears to largely level the playing field, in terms of earnings, between male graduates from poor and rich backgrounds. For females, by contrast, family background is still a strong predictor of earnings, even after allowing for institution attended and discipline of degree. Further, the wage premium for 2-year and 4-year college degrees also varies by family background. Four-year college degrees, contrary to popular belief, do not always attract a higher wage premium than 2-year college degrees, particularly for men from poorer family backgrounds.

Informal Settlement and Teenage Prostitution in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Informal settlement which sometimes used as synonym of slum, has over the years led to various social problems such as prostitution and many others. Base on this, the paper examined informal settlement and teenage prostitution in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Two objectives were raised as guide to the study. The study area is Yenagoa which is the capital city of Bayelsa State. The study used the survey design, and also adopted primary and secondary sources. 150 respondents constituted the population size and purposive sampling technique was also adopted. Mean and standard deviation and t-test constitutes the method for data analysis. The findings revealed that urban slum settlement and poor family background are responsible for teenage prostitution in Yenagoa. The study concludes and recommends for urban renewal programme for the slum dwellers as well as government and other institution even individuals to embark on economic empowerment programmes for slum dwellers.

Challenges Faced by Teachers in Teaching English at Basic Level

Teaching English as a foreign language can be a challenging job in non-English speaking countries like Nepal, particularly when English is taught as a subject. In consideration of English as an international language in Nepal, this study explored the challenges faced by English language teachers in teaching English at basic level pubic school education in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City of Kailali district of Nepal. Using a phenomenological design under qualitative research, the study included four English language teachers selected through non-random, purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information from the participants, and then the data were analysed and discussed thematically in line with the research questions. As the results revealed, the key challenge concerned large class sizes, particularly when the students came from poor economic family backgrounds, those who also had a poor English language base with low vocabulary achievement. Managing larger classes, recruiting more teachers having English language proficiency and managing infrastructures along with extending class hour can be its implications. Exposing students to English forms the base.

Educational attainment by children with parental alcohol problems in Denmark and Finland.

Background:Adverse childhood experiences have negative outcomes for children, yet previous research suggests the independent effect of parental alcohol problems is inconsistent.Objectives:Our aim was (1) to compare educational attainment among Danish and Finnish youth with parental alcohol problems and (2) to study the associations between parental alcohol problems and children’s educational attainment in these two Nordic welfare states.Data and methods:Administrative longitudinal data on children born in 1991 in Finland (n = 64,696) and Denmark (n = 64,138) and their biological parents. The children were followed until their 21st birthdays. We applied a mediation analysis to investigate how the association between parental alcohol problems and children’s educational attainment is mediated by four indicators for poor socioeconomic family background (low parental education, long-term economic distress, psychiatric disorders, and living in a non-intact family).Results:At age 20 years, Finnish children were more likely to complete their education than their Danish peers. Young adults with parental alcohol problems faced early school leaving more frequently in both countries compared with their peers, but the relative risk was higher in Finland. In both countries, long-term economic distress mediated the highest proportion of the effect of alcohol problems (39% in Denmark and 34% in Finland). Low parental education and psychiatric disorders mediated part of the effect, but not to the same degree as economic distress.Conclusions:Ensuring education for children with parental alcohol problems is a key to improving their long-term outcomes in different life domains. Consequently, healthcare, social work and education sectors should prioritise advancing education among these children in order to prevent their exclusion from education and labour markets, and they should cooperate closely in doing so.

Effects of short-term training on pastoral community employment creation and livelihood improvement: a study on selected Ethiopian pastoral areas

This study investigated the effects of a short-term training on pastoral community employment creation and livelihood improvement. The study investigated the perception of beneficiaries pertinent to the benefits of a short-term training scholarship, experiences of graduate trainees, estimation of employability rate after training, and types of employment TVET graduates are engaged during the year 2014 to 2017 in Pastoral Resilience Improvement through Market Extension project operating clusters. Self-administered survey questionnaires were used and distributed to 128 project beneficiaries in Afar, Eastern, and Southern clusters of Ethiopia. Since the instrument was close-ended questionnaires in the form of a dichotomous, and quantitative research approach was deployed. The quantitative part of the assessment was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the support of SPSS version 20. The finding of the study indicated that the reasons for unemployment of the beneficiaries were mainly lack of financial support and poor industry linkage with employers in the areas. On the other hand, such activities should be assessed once again for financial and material support since the majority of the trainees were unemployed and seeking support besides the training received from the program in all clusters from all concerned development partners. The finding of the study depicted, gender-related issues in all clusters implies that women involvements or participation shows a variation in some clusters. However, the project more benefited male beneficiaries than women in all clusters. Therefore, if the project will continue this type of program, balancing gender and equal benefit should be maintained in all clusters. Redesigning the program is required because due to providing training alone cannot bring livelihood changes as the finding of the study revealed. This is because the beneficiaries of the program were selected from an economically poor family background. Therefore, the program should evaluate once again for financial and equipment support since the majority of the trainees were unemployed and seeking support from different development stakeholders in the three clusters.

Child abuse and neglect; Self-reporting by adult patients presenting in a hospital for psychological problems.

Objectives: To know the role of child abuse and neglect (CAN) in developing psychological problems during long after life Study Design: Observational study. Setting: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Govt. Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, Sialkot, Pakistan. Period: August 2015 and February 2016. Material and Methods: Three hundred and forty (340) consecutive eligible adults complaining one of the psychological/psycho-medical problems viz. depression, anxiety, phobia, abdominal pain, or recurring diarrhea were registered using purposive sampling technique. The recruiters were asked to give responses against CAN-related questions in a locally designed Survey Form after recording the demographic information. Collected data was processed using techniques in SPSS version 17.0. Results: Of 340 cases, 297 (87.4%) were identified as psychological or psycho-medical patients. The problems appeared in 192 (90.6% of total 222) females, 221 (89.5%) rural residents, or 13 (92.9%) cases with socioeconomically poor family background at childhood. Similarly, a subject from nuclear family system was 9 times (95% CI: 5.818-14.476, p = .0001) more vulnerable to the problems than those of joint family system (92.3 vs. 29.6%). History of CAN was reported by 95.9% (n = 281) of diagnosed patients. Moreover, 85.6 to 100% victim of CAN by parents, family acquaintances or school teachers faced the mental health issues. Whereas, mental depression prevailed in CAN reporters. Conclusion: The CAN is a potential predictor for the psychological problems in life long after; hence deserves prompt practical considerations.