Parents\' Education And Students\' Performance In Educational Statistics At Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria

Education has been recognized as the greatest investment that any nation can make for the quick development of its human and material resources (NPE, 2004). The realization of this, perhaps, acted as an impetus in the effort of parents towards education of their ward. This paper critically examined the influence of parental level of education on the performance of their children in educational statistics at a higher level of education. The population consist of all higher education students studying education statistics and resident at the FederalCapitalTerritory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria. The sample involved in this study was 250 students randomly selected. A 47 item-questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Oral interview and practical observation were made as complementary tools. One null hypothesis was formulated and tested using independent t-test analysis. The result showed that, though parents level of education affects children\'s academic performance, other variables such as school environment, facilities are also important. On this conclusion it was recommended that: (i) Parents should provide needs for their children on time at home and school. (ii) Government and school managers should assist in the education of children by providing necessary facilities and employ qualified teachers Keywords: performance; parents; students; educationalJORIND Vol. 5 (2) 2007: pp. 10-10