Mothers’ Employment, Marital Status and Educational Level on Students’ Academic Achievement in Business Studies

The mother’s personality is a build-up of demographic factors among which employment, marital status and educational level are prominent in shaping child’s abilities and aspirations. This study therefore, determines the influence of mothers’ employment, marital status and educational level on students’ academic  achievement in Business studies. Ex-post facto survey design and stratified random sampling technique were adopted for the study. Structured Questionnaire (MEMSEL Scale, r= .76) and Business Studies Achievement Test (r=.80) with a section for demographic data were administered on as ample of Two Hundred and Fifty students from five (5) schools in Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria. Multipleregressionstatisticswas used for data analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed Thatcherian a significant but negative relationship between mothers’ marital status and academic achievement of student’s (r=-.195; p <.05) and employment and educational level (r= -.228; p <.05). Moreover, nonsignificant relationship existed between academic achievement of students’ and mothers’ employment (r =-.007; p >.05); academic achievement and educational level (r = .091; p >.05); employment status and marital status (r = -.033; p > .05) and marital status and educational level (r = .079; p > .05). However there was a significant combined contribution on the independent variables on students’ academic achievement in Business Studies (Adj. R=.037; F(3,237)=4.111;P <.05).Thus, it was recommended that parents should provide positive home environments for their children, while school operators should respond favorably and focus attention on the children’s needs.

Keywords: Business Studies, Educational Level, Marital Status, Mothers’ Employment, Students’Academic Achievement.