SCHOOL CLIMATE, FAMILY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study examined school climate, family support and community involvement as determinants of academic achievement of junior secondary school students in Enugu State. The purpose of the study was to identify the role of school climate on academic achievement of junior secondary school students in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State; determine the impact of family support on academic achievement of junior secondary school students in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State; and examine the role of community involvement on academic achievement of junior secondary school students in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Three research questions guided the study. The study was based on Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory because of its relatedness. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. 280 respondents were sampled from the population of 4,001 in the study area. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using mean rating. The findings of the study showed that school climate, family support and community involvement play important role in academic achievement of a junior secondary school student. Based on the finding, the study concluded that students’ academic development would experience high growth if schools, family and community should play their role very well in the child’s academic development. The study therefore recommended among others that school operators should endeavour to make school environment an interesting place for the students to be. This would encourage the students to study hard and make good academic achievement.