TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE  …………………………………………………………………….......i

DECLARATION……………………………………………………………………ii

CERTIFICATION ………………………………………………………………….iii

DEDICATION……………………………………………………………………....iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………………..v

TABLE OF CONTENT…………………………………………………………….vi

ABSTRACT…………………………………...…………………………… …   ….x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………1

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY…………………………………………………1

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM…………………………………………………2

RESEARCH QUESTIONS …………………………………………………………3

RESEARCH HYPOTHESES………………………………………………..………3

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY……...………………………………………………….4

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY …………………………………………..……..4

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY………………………………..……4

DEFINITION OF TERMS…………………………………………………..….……4

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURES

INTRODUCTION………………………………….…………………………….…6

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK …………………………………………………..6

PARENTS’ LITERACY LEVELS IN RELATION TO LEARNER PERFORMAN.6

THE EFFECTS OF LITERACY ON PARENTS THEMSELVES ………………....9

REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES……………………………….....................20

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK…………………………………………………22

IMPACT OF PARENTAL EDUCATION ON CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE                                                                                                       23

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………23

RESEARCH DESIGN……………………………………………………………...24

POPULATION OF THE STUDY…………………………………………………24

SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE………………………………………24

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT ………………………………………………………24

VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT ……………………..25

PROCEDURE FOR  DATA COLLECTION………………………………………26           

METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS ………………………………………………..27

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

INTRODUCTION………..………………………………………………………...29

BACKGROUND VARIABLES………………………………………….………..29

ANSWERING RESEARCH QUESTIONS………………………………………30

HYPOTHESIS TESTING…………………………………………..……….……..37

SUMMARY OF MAJOROF FINDINGS …………………………………………39

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

INTORDUCTION………………………………………………………………….40

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS……………………………………………………….42

CONCLUSION………………………………………………….…………….……43

RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………….…..……43

LIMITATION OF THE STUDY……………………………………………………44

REFERENCES……………………………………………………………..……….45

ABSTRACT

The study examines the effect effects of literacy of parents and pupils academic performance. The data was obtained through the use of questionnaires. The target population of the study includes parents, teachers and pupils of 20 randomly selected public and private elementary schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area. The sum of 100 copies of questionnaires was administered while 89 copies were returned and analyzed. The T-test and ANOVA was employed for the purpose of the data analysis. The result reveals that parent literacy has a significant effect (at 5% level of significance) on pupil’s academic performance. The study recommends that irrespective of gender representation, parents are endeavour to pay closer attention to the pupil’s academic performance; to enhance the pupil’s academic performance, parents are required to be have some literacy; parents are to maintain a good home as being a single parent has proven ineffective on pupil’s academic performance.  .