Investigating the Relationship Between Family Income and Students' Academic Achievement at the Secondary Level
Keywords:
Household income, academic achievement, socioeconomic disparities, parental involvement, educational outcomes, mentorship programsAbstract
The research explores the relationship between family income and academic achievement through regression analysis. Six (6) urban and 19 rural male public secondary schools were selected for data collection in tehsil Muzaffargarh. The students of the 10th grade were randomly selected from every Male Public Secondary School in Tehsil Muzaffargarh. So, the sample was 340 male Rural and Urban Public Secondary School students. Data was collected in two ways: firstly, through a survey questionnaire about their economic status, such as household income, and secondly, through academic achievement tests, and both were correlated. The study's outcomes indicate a significant positive correlation between household income and enhanced academic performance. The study suggests that financial resources help better educational outcomes. At the same time, it points to the importance of other interventionist efforts such as parental involvement, resource improvement at school, and mentorship programs. Addressing socioeconomic disparities is necessary to build more equitable academic success among diverse student populations.
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