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Parents’ level of education and its influence on university student’s academic performance in Tanzania: A case study of Mwanza City

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dc.creator Msonga, Rebeca
dc.date 2020-08-25T07:07:26Z
dc.date 2020-08-25T07:07:26Z
dc.date 2020-08-25
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-05T07:37:14Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-05T07:37:14Z
dc.identifier APA
dc.identifier Not Applicable
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/11192/3768
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11192/3768
dc.description A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor degree of Social Science in Economics Population and Development of Mzumbe University
dc.description This study aimed to examine how the parent-level influences the university student’s academic performance. The main objective of the study was to examine how parent education level influences the academic performance of university students in Mwanza city, Tanzania, in a significant way. Data from 70 university students who study diplomas or degrees were collected in the descriptive survey design using a questionnaire from 3 selected universities/colleges and within Mwanza city. To survey the respondents, a simple random sampling technique was used. The data were analyzed with the aid of regression analysis, the data is analyzed. The findings were explained in three forms; demographic information, descriptive and inferential analysis. The analytical results indicated that students from parents with higher education perform better than those from lesser education parents. Finally, suggestions were made to parents, teachers, policy-makers, and education administrators.
dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Social Sciences -Mzumbe University
dc.subject University students’ academic performance
dc.subject Academic performance – Tanzania
dc.subject Academic achievements - Higher Learning Institutions
dc.subject Parents level of education
dc.title Parents’ level of education and its influence on university student’s academic performance in Tanzania: A case study of Mwanza City
dc.type Other


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