<p>&nbsp;                 <b>TABLE OF CONTENT&nbsp;</b></p><p>Title page --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- i</p><p>&nbsp;Approval page --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ii&nbsp;</p><p>Certification --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iii&nbsp;</p><p>Dedication --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iv&nbsp;</p><p>Acknowledgment --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- v&nbsp;</p><p>Table of contents --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- vi&nbsp;</p><p>List of tables --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- vii&nbsp;</p><p>Abstract --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- viii&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter ONE

: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1&nbsp;</p><p>Statement of the problem --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 11&nbsp;</p><p>Purpose of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12&nbsp;</p><p>Significance of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 12&nbsp;</p><p>Scope of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14&nbsp;</p><p>Research questions --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15&nbsp;</p><p>Research Hypotheses --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter TWO

REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17&nbsp;</p><p>Conceptual framework --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17&nbsp;</p><p>Concept of family --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 17&nbsp;</p><p>Concept of family Background --- --- --- --- --- --- 19&nbsp;</p><p>Concept of achievement --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 20&nbsp;</p><p>Concept of academic achievement --- --- --- --- --- --- 20&nbsp;</p><p>Theoretical framework --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 21&nbsp;</p><p>Parental attachment theory --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 22&nbsp;</p><p>Self Determination theory --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 22&nbsp;</p><p>Maslow’s Motivational theory --- --- --- --- --- --- 23&nbsp;</p><p>Review of Empirical Studies --- --- --- --- --- --- 24&nbsp;</p><p>Summary of related literature reviewed --- --- --- --- --- 26&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter THREE

: RESEARCH METHOD --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29&nbsp;</p><p>Research Design --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29&nbsp;</p><p>Area of study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29&nbsp;</p><p>Population of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 30&nbsp;</p><p>Sample and sampling technique --- --- --- --- --- --- 30&nbsp;</p><p>Instrument for data collection --- --- --- --- --- --- 31&nbsp;</p><p>Validation of the instrument --- --- --- --- --- --- 32&nbsp;</p><p>Reliability of the instrument --- --- --- --- --- --- 32&nbsp;</p><p>Method of data collection --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 33&nbsp;</p><p>Method of data analysis --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 33&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

: RESULT --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 35&nbsp;</p><p>Research question one --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 35&nbsp;</p><p>Research question two --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 36&nbsp;</p><p>Research question three --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 37&nbsp;</p><p>Research question four --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 38</p><p>&nbsp;Research question five --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 39&nbsp;</p><p>Hypothesis one --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 40&nbsp;</p><p>Hypothesis two --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 41&nbsp;</p><p>Hypothesis three --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 43&nbsp;</p><p>Hypothesis four --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 44&nbsp;</p><p>Hypothesis five --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 45&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

: DISCUSSION AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULT&nbsp;</p><p>Discussion of the findings --- --- --- --- --- --- 49&nbsp;</p><p>Influence of parental level of education on students’ academic achievement --- --- --- --- --- 49&nbsp;</p><p>Influence of parental occupation on students’ academic achievement - 50&nbsp;</p><p>Influence of parental income on students’ academic achievement - 51&nbsp;</p><p>Influence of family size on students’ academic achievement --- 51&nbsp;</p><p>Influence of parental motivation on students’ academic achievement 54&nbsp;</p><p>Educational implication of the study --- --- --- --- --- 54</p><p>&nbsp;Recommendations --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 57&nbsp;</p><p>Limitation of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- 58&nbsp;</p><p>Suggestion for further the study --- --- --- --- --- 59&nbsp;</p><p>Summary of the study --- --- --- --- --- --- 59&nbsp;</p><p>References --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 61-64&nbsp;</p><p>Appendices I. Request for validation of instrument --- --- --- --- 65&nbsp;</p><p>II. Instrument – Questionnaire for the study --- --- --- 68&nbsp;</p><p>III. Population of SS2 Students in Nsukka Education in 2011/2012 Session --- --- --- --- --- --- 72&nbsp;</p><p>IV. Population of SS2 students in the Sampled Schools --- --- 74&nbsp;</p><p>V. Reliability analysis --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 76&nbsp;</p>