Publication: Influence of Teachers’ Socio-Economic Factors on Pupils’ Academic Achievement of Public Primary Schools in Kimilili Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya
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2023-08-26
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Himalayan Journal of Education and Literature
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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of socio-economic factors on academic performance in public primary schools in Kimilili Sub County, Kenya. This study was guided by the following objectives: - to establish the influence of parental level of education, to determine the influence of parental level of income, to examine the influence of family size, and to assess the influence of school type on academic performance in public primary schools in Kimilili Sub County, Kenya. Systems Theory of Organizations Development and the Theory of Educational Productivity guided this study. The target population was 3122 people, which comprised grade 8 students, 400 teachers, 50 deputy Headteachers, and 50 head teachers; from a total of 3,122, a sample size of 337 was selected. The researcher used a questionnaire as a method of data collection. The pilot study obtained a coefficient correlation of 0.75. This means that the research instruments were reliable for the study. In this case, the pilot study results showed a correlation coefficient of 0.75 making the questionnaire a reliable tool for data collection. In order to ascertain content validity, the supervisors in the School of Education, department of educational management of Mount Kenya University were consulted to validate the instrument. A letter was obtained for the Department of Education, Mount Kenya University to enable the researcher to get a research permit National Commission of Science Technology and Innovation. The researcher ensured the respondents of their confidentially in dealing with responses. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to make a descriptive analysis to give percentages and frequency distribution that displayed data automatically for reporting on the influence of socio-economic factors on pupils ‘academic performance. The Coefficient of Determination or R square stood at 0.794, which means that about 79.4% of the proportion of total variations in the pupils ‘academic performance was explained by parental level of education, parental level of income, family size, and school type. The study recommends more pursuit of socio-economic factors as confirmed by the two applied theories to enhance pupils ‘academic performance in public primary schools. To realize the full benefits intended by the public primary schools in Kimilili Sub County, the management should ensure that socioeconomic factors that enhance pupils ‘academic performance in public primary schools are embraced.
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Parental level of education, Income, Family size