The Effect Of Working Class Mothers On Their Children Academic Performance

The Effect Of Working Class Mothers On Their Children Academic Performance

Abstract

In Odeda Local Government Area of Abeokuta in Ogun State, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of working class moms on their children’s academic achievement. Out of the several secondary schools in Odeda Local Government, five were chosen. Data were gathered using a questionnaire, and a percentage analysis was performed on them. According to the findings, kids whose mothers blend working-class and maternal responsibilities do far better in school than kids whose mothers are exclusively from the working class and spend the majority of their time outside the home. The researcher also made some helpful suggestions and recommendations that, if strictly followed, I sincerely believe would help to reduce the rate of low academic achievement among children in Odeda Local Government Area of Abeokuta in particular and Nigeria in general. Some of these recommendations are: working-class mothers should have time to oversee their children’s academic work in school, and teachers, on the other hand, should learn how to call the attention of students.

Chapiter 1

Introduction

1.1 The Study’s Background

A child or children’s “home” is the house, apartment, or other location where they reside with their parents. The primary social responsibilities of women are to conceive and raise children who will contribute to the household and society as a whole. The fact that women are employed or engaged in a variety of activities including labor, physical labor, white collar jobs, and civil jobs is evidence that mothers are traditionally expected to participate in or immerse themselves in social activities or jobs that may require their absence from the home environment. Many parents have aspirations for their kids to lead great lives, which motivates them to work harder.

However, because working class moms’ relative success has been linked to family culture and influences it, questions concerning mothers’ experiences in modern families are raised. The British Journal of Sociology of Education cites the working-class mother as supporting traditional gender roles. And while neither traditional nor traditional working class mothers might become significantly involved in formed aspects of schooling, there are some factors that were identified as supporting a “traditional” life trajectory for a working-class mother. The author comes to the conclusion that some working-class mothers perform poorly socially due to a lack of support from their families. Therefore, this has contributed to peer development of language skill, specifically with regard to their mother-tongue or language of their environment due to turning signals into words for the infant ones, and lack of proper maternal care and peer feeding which results occasionally in permanent physical handicap or unit due to death.

Statement of the problem: 1.2

The purpose of this project is to investigate how working-class mothers affect the academic achievement of their offspring in particular. This research will provide answers to the following questions:

i. What effects might a mother from the working class have on the family?

What are the benefits and drawbacks of having a working-class mother in the family?

What are the numerous professions that might have an impact on children’s academic performance?

iv. How much of an impact does the working-class woman have on her kids’ academic success?

v. Why do mothers from working-class families chose to pursue a career over taking care of their homes and families?

1.3 Objective Of The Study

The goal of this study is to describe how different types of working-class mothers affect their kids’ academic achievement and how mothers who have a “dual occupation” can support both their kids’ moral growth and academic success.

Research questions (1.4)

i. What impact will working class moms’ absence have on the moral upbringing of their offspring during their formal working years?

ii. What significant distinctions exist in the academic success of children of career women and those of non-career women?

What are the factors that prevent moms from quitting their jobs or from engaging in any kind of employment?

iv. What are the things that prevent children whose mothers have jobs from performing well in school?

What impact do home duties have on a working mother’s performance at her place of employment?

1.5 Periodicity Of The Study

This study is restricted to working class mothers in Odeda Local Government Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State in Nigeria as the project’s main focus on the impact of working class mothers on their children’s academic achievement. such as teachers, nurses, bank employees, police officers, and small business owners.

1.6 The Study’s Significance

Adolescents, in particular students in secondary schools, will be made aware of the consequences of working class mothers on their own academic achievement by this study’s findings. It will also give advice to parents and guardians on how to help, find time for, or spend more time with their kids so they may accomplish their goals and perform exceptionally well in school.

1.7.1 Term Definition

Some terminologies used in this study will be defined below for the sake of clarity:

Family is defined as a group of people who are related to one another, particularly a mother, a father, and their children, by the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.

In addition, a family is a group of individuals that engage and communicate with one another in the context of their respective social relationships.

According to Mr. Isaac Sobola, a family is the foundation of a society since, without a family, neither a society nor a family would exist.

Working/class: Social class employed in work or working activities, particularly in manual or industrial tasks, for pay.

These are a category of persons in the community who traditionally perform labor while holding little further authority.

Performance: Academic actions that influence whether a predetermined standard or objective is attained during the educational process.

Dual/occupation: This is when a woman works outside the home while also caring for her children at home.

Domestic work: This refers to the many house maintenance or cleaning tasks that mothers conduct before and after their regular office hours. These are frequently done on a regular basis, such as getting water, cooking meals for the family, washing dirty dishes and clothes, caring for the kids, etc.