Parents’ Perception on the Effects of Social Stratification on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary Schools in Zamfara State

Abstract

This research examines parents’ perception on the effects of social stratification on academic performance of senior secondary schools in Zamfara State. The design of the study was Descriptive Survey Design. The target population for this study, includes the parents of all senior secondary schools’ students (both private and public) in Zamfara state, which consist of thirty-six (36) senior secondary schools. The total number of the parents are 14,453. The sample size for this study was 370 respondents. Thus, 370 respondents whom are all parents were selected from some senior secondary schools in Zamfara State. Probability sampling was used for this study. Questionnaire was the instrument used to sample the opinions of 370 respondents. During the analysis and interpretation of the responses gathered from the respondents, descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe the demographic profiles of respondents and investigate the parent’s perception on the effects of social stratification on academic performance of senior secondary schools in Zamfara State. In this study the data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. The findings explored the demographic profiles of parents from government secondary schools of Zamfara, Nigeria, which are meaningful and important aspects in the Nigerian education system in general. The summary of the multiple regression analysis results showed that a statistically significant effect of social stratification was present on academic performance of senior secondary schools in Zamfara State.