SOCIO - ECONOMIC FACTORS AND POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GUSAU METROPOLIS

Abstract

E ducation provides children with the knowledge and skills necessary to advance themselves and their nation economically. To this effect, there are some socio - economic factors and political factors that often affect the level of performance of children who undergo the educational system more e specially in Nigeria setting. However, social is a concept that relate to human society and its mode of organization or rank and status in society, or interacting with other people and living communities. In other words, social is the cultural behaviour of any given society in which they belong. Moreover, socio - economic factors such as family income level, parents’ level of education, all influence the equality and availability of education as well as the ability of education to improve children life.