Impacts of Family Conflicts On Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Uganda (A case Study of Wakiso District)

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES ix

ABSTRACT xi

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of problems 4

1.3 The objective of the study 5

1.4 Significance of the study 5

1.5 Scope of the study 5

1.6 Hypothesis 5

1.7 Basic research questions 6

1.8 Definition of terms 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.1 Introduction 7

2.2 Theoretical Review: Socialization theory 7

2.3 Academic Performance 8

2.4 Family Background and Students’ academic performance 8

2.5 Family Financial Situation 9

2.6 Parental Marital Status 10

2.7 Parental Education Level 13

2.8 Family Size 14

2.9 Conceptual Framework 15

2.9.1 Explanation of the conceptual framework 17

2.10. Operationalization of variables 17

CHAPTER THREE 19

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19

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3.1 Introductioi~ . 19

3.2 Research Design 19

3.3 Target Population 19

3.4 Sampling Procedures and Sample Size 19

3.5 Data Collection Instruments and Procedure 20

3.6 Reliability of the Instruments 20

3.7 Validity of the Instruments 21

3.8 Data Processing 21

3.8.1 Editing 21

3.8.2 Coding 21

3.8.3 Tabulation 21

3.8 Ethical Consideration 22

CHAPTER FOUR 23

DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION 23

4.1 Introduction 23

4.2 Respondents return rate 23

4.3.1 Demographic information 23

4.3.2 Gender 23

4.3.3 Category of school attended 24

4.4.1 Academic performance 24

4.4.2 Improvement of school in UCE 25

4.4.3 Academic performance of students in the past term 25

4.4.4 Cross-tabulation of improvement of school and category of respondents 26

4.4.5 Trend of performance of child in the past 2 years 26

4.4.6 Cross tabulation of trend of student’s performance and category of respondents

27

4.5.1 Parents marital status as a source of family conflicts and academic performance

28

4.5.2 Parents marital status 28

4.5.3 Type of family 28

.5.4 impacts of family conflicts on academic performance 29

4.5.5 Relationship between marital conflicts and academic performance of students 29

4.13 Regression analysis of academic performance 30

4.6.1 Family financial situation and academic performance 31

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4.6.2 Family’s main source of income .31

4.6.3 Trend of monthly income 32

4.6.4 Children’s school fees financing 32

4.6.5 Relationship between conflict caused by family financial status and academic

performance 33

4.7.1 Conflicts caused by the Parents’ education level and academic performance of

students 34

4.7.2 Mother’s level of education 34

4.7.3 Fathers education level 35

4.7.4 Effect of conflicts caused by the education level of parents on academic

performance 35

4.7.5 Relationship between parents’ education level and academic performance of

students 36

4.8.1 Conflict caused by family size and students’ academic performance 37

4.8.2 Number of children in the family 37

4.8.3 Effect of number of children on academic performance 37

4.8.4 Effect of conflicts caused by birth position on students’ academic performance

38

4.8.5 Relationship between conflicts caused by family size and academic performance

of students 38

CHAPTER FIVE 40

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS,CONCLUSIONS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS 40

5.1 Introduction of the summary 40

5.2 Summary of the findings 40

5.2.1 Relationship between Parental marital conflicts and academic performance 40

5.2.2 Relationship between conflicts caused by family financial income and academic

performance of students 41

5.2.3 Relationship between conflicts caused by parents’ education level and academic

performance of students 41

5.2.4 Relationship between conflict caused by family size and academic performance

of students 42

5.3 Discussion of findings 43

5.3.1 Parental Marital Status 43