TABLE OF CONTENT 

Title page --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- i

 Approval page --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ii 

Certification --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iii 

Dedication --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iv 

Acknowledgment --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- v 

Table of contents --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- vi 

List of tables --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- vii 

Abstract --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- viii 

Chapter ONE

Statement of the problem --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 11 

Purpose of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 

Significance of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12 

Scope of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14 

Research questions --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15 

Research Hypotheses --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15 

Chapter TWO

Conceptual framework --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17 

Concept of family --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17 

Concept of family Background --- --- --- --- --- --- 19 

Concept of achievement --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 20 

Concept of academic achievement --- --- --- --- --- --- 20 

Theoretical framework --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 21 

Parental attachment theory --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 22 

Self Determination theory --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 22 

Maslow’s Motivational theory --- --- --- --- --- --- 23 

Review of Empirical Studies --- --- --- --- --- --- 24 

Summary of related literature reviewed --- --- --- --- --- 26 

Chapter THREE

Research Design --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29 

Area of study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29 

Population of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 30 

Sample and sampling technique --- --- --- --- --- --- 30 

Instrument for data collection --- --- --- --- --- --- 31 

Validation of the instrument --- --- --- --- --- --- 32 

Reliability of the instrument --- --- --- --- --- --- 32 

Method of data collection --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 33 

Method of data analysis --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 33 

Chapter FOUR

Research question one --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 35 

Research question two --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 36 

Research question three --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 37 

Research question four --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 38

 Research question five --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 39 

Hypothesis one --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 40 

Hypothesis two --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 41 

Hypothesis three --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 43 

Hypothesis four --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 44 

Hypothesis five --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 45 

Chapter FIVE

Discussion of the findings --- --- --- --- --- --- 49 

Influence of parental level of education on students’ academic achievement --- --- --- --- --- 49 

Influence of parental occupation on students’ academic achievement - 50 

Influence of parental income on students’ academic achievement - 51 

Influence of family size on students’ academic achievement --- 51 

Influence of parental motivation on students’ academic achievement 54 

Educational implication of the study --- --- --- --- --- 54

 Recommendations --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 57 

Limitation of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- 58 

Suggestion for further the study --- --- --- --- --- 59 

Summary of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- 59 

References --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 61-64 

Appendices I. Request for validation of instrument --- --- --- --- 65 

II. Instrument – Questionnaire for the study --- --- --- 68 

III. Population of SS2 Students in Nsukka Education in 2011/2012 Session --- --- --- --- --- --- 72 

IV. Population of SS2 students in the Sampled Schools --- --- 74 

V. Reliability analysis --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 76