{"id":5226,"date":"2025-06-19T23:54:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/parents-occupational-background-and-student-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-osogbo-metropolis-osun-state-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:41","slug":"parents-occupational-background-and-student-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-osogbo-metropolis-osun-state-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/parents-occupational-background-and-student-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-osogbo-metropolis-osun-state-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents\u2019 Occupational Background and Student Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Parents\u2019 Occupational Background and Student Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/802' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/802\/646' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>This study examined the effects of the occupational background of parents on the academic performance of public secondary school students in the Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. The simple random technique was used to select 200 students from 18 high schools in the metropolis. The results of their state government conducted promotion examinations to the final grade were used to measure academic performance. The findings revealed a significant relationship between parents\u2019 occupational background and the academic performance of students in the Osogbo metropolis. Students with working parents who earn regular salaries and work in offices, especially within the school setting, perform better than those with parents who are not working or who earn an irregular income. Also, students whose parents work in offices and in school settings perform better than those who have parents working outside of office or school settings. Students whose parents\u2019 work closes late or are always away on long journeys showed lower performance than those whose parents are always available at home. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government schools ensure regular payment of salaries and emoluments to various categories of income earners so that they could complement government efforts by providing schools\u2019 student needs.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Adedapo  Atolagbe (University of Ilorin)<\/li>\n<li>Olayiwola Oparinde (Obafemi Awolowo University)<\/li>\n<li>Haliru  Umaru (University of Ilorin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Keywords not available.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Parents\u2019 Occupational Background and Student Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Osogbo Metropolis, Osun&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153],"class_list":["post-5226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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