Influence Of Single Parenting On Students’ Academic Performance

DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
DEDICATION
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
ABSRACT

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study
1.1 Statement of the problem
1.2 Purpose of the study
1.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 Basic assumptions of the study
1.7 Limitations of the study
1.8 Delimitations of the study
1.9 Definition of Significant Terms

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Parental involvement and academic performance of their children
2.3 Parent’s level of education and students’ academic performance
2.4 Parent’s occupation and student academic performance
2.5 Family size and student academic performance
2.6 Theoretical framework
2.7 Conceptual framework
2.8 Summary of related literature review

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Location of the study
3.5 Sampling Techniques and Sample Size
3.6 Research Instruments
3.7 Instrument Validity
3.8 Reliability of Instrument
3.9 Data collection procedure
3.10 Data analysis techniques
3.11 Ethical considerations

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Response rate of the respondents
4.3 Demographic characteristics of student respondents
4.4 Family types of student respondents
4.5 Single parents’ level of education and its influence on students’ academic
performance
4.6 The source of income of single and both parents family structures
4.7 Family size of a single parent and their children’s academic performance

CHAPTER FIVE: FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of the study findings
5.3 Conclusions
5.4 Recommendations
5.5 Areas of Further Research
REFERENCES
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