Parents Socioeconomic Status and its Relation to Students’ Academic Achievemen

Abstract

The present study provides an insight into the relationship between parent’s socioeconomic status (income, occupation, educational level) and its impact on the students’ academic achievement at a secondary level school in Algeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses have guided the study. In order to find answers to our questions and to test our hypothesis, and to collect reliable data as well, a survey questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. First of all, the questionnaire is given to thirty participants both males and females in ranging from of 16-20 years old who are secondary school second year students (Zaghloul Youcef) from different streams in Tiaret in Oued Lili. The findings revealed within the conclusion that parents socioeconomic status made significant contribution to students’ academic achievements.