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Assessing the effect of poverty on the educational attainment of youths in Katsina metropolis.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to assess the Effect of Poverty on the Educational Attainment of Youths in Katsina Metropolis. Specific objectives were outlined as thus: To assess the extent to which the economic status of the parent affects the educational attainment of the youths in Katsina Metropolis, to examine the extent to which the educational background of parents influences the educational attainment of the youths in Katsina Metropolis, to investigate other factors responsible for the educational attainment of the youths in Katsina Metropolis. The theories used in the study are; Structural Functionalist Theory and conflict theory, while conflict theory was adopted. The researcher adopted cluster sampling technique to collect data from the respondents. Cluster sampling is a procedure in which the researcher chooses a study unit progressively, beginning with cluster and moving to smaller clusters and then to smaller groups within them as the case may be. Each cluster is given equal chances to be represented before the final sampling and will be considered. Ten secondary schools were selected in Katsina metropolis.The sample size of this study is one hundred (100) respondents who are youths. The researcher considers this sample size large enough for the study, taking into consideration the statistical analyses. From the data gathered by the researcher, it was discovered that the majority of the respondents represented by 63% (60) were of the view that the economic status of their parents affects their educational attainment, while 37% (36) of respondents said that the economic status of their parents do not affect their educational attainment. therefore, since the majority of respondents, 63% from the data in table 6 above asserted that parental economic status d affects youths’ educational attainment; we can then infer that the economic background of parents affects youths’ educational attainment. Based on these findings, the null hypothesis which said that there is no significant relationship between poor economic status and educational attainment of youth is rejected.
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