SOCIO ECONMIC FACTORS AS DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN HOME ECONOMICS IN DELTA STATE
Keywords:
Family well-being, Academic performance, Counselling implications, adolescents, financial well-beingAbstract
The study examined influence of socioeconomic factors as determinants of academic performance
in home economics in Delta State. The research adopted a correlational design. A total of 200
secondary school students were sampled in Delta State, and data were collected using structured
questionnaires. The data were analysed using regression analysis and the Pearson Product
MomentCorrelationCoefficient. The study shows that there was a significant relationship between
the financial status of parents and the academic performance in home economics of pupils in
upper-basic schools in Nigeria, F (2, 197 = 14.506; p< 0.05). There wasalsoa strongrelationship
between the academic performance in home economics of pupils in upper-basic schools in Nigeria
and their family status, r = 0.31, p < 0.05. These findings reflect significant levels of association
in the development of academic performance in home economics and economic circumstances of
parents and the welfare of the family. The study clearly established that both financial stability
and family well-being exerted a significant influence on students’ academic performance. These
findings need to be taken into consideration as ways of incorporating conflict resolution and
financial planning strategies whenever counselling programs are developed in Nigeria.
