"THE INFLUENCE OF HOME ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT AN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MEME DIVISION

Abstract

The main thrust of the research project is to investigate. the influence of home environment on student intellectual development and academic predominance in government secondary schools in Kumba sub-division. this is because some parents provide educational materials like text books, and home teachers for their children while others do not, where as some students come to school properly fed, others do not. one then wonders whether the influences of home environment had played in these issues. in this light the main problem of this research is to find out if there exist a relationship between Kumba sud- division a relationship between family background and students’ academic performance. the school is for the most part made up of students who come from different parental backgrounds. the family background of a child is most likely to influence the academic performance of that child. education is a very expensive enterprise. the more material and financial resources available to an individual, the more and better quality education that will be at his disposal. the two most important functions of the family to the child are economic and education functions. previous studies have shown that parents of high social and economic class encourage their children learn by providing motivation, incentives and reinforcement relative to parents of the lower social and economic class. related theories that seek to explain class differences in educational attainment.