Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between family social capital and academic
achievement of secondary school students. The study was confined to (632) public secondary and higher
secondary schools (male and female, urban and rural) in Multan division. The study was confined to 886
urban students (Boys), 785 urban students (Girls), 803 rural students (boys) and 337 rural students (girls).
The total sample comprised of 2811 students of 9th class. A self-inventory five-point rating scale was
developed for the students. Self- inventory consisted of thirty statements. Self-inventory was based on,
education level of the family, family-child relationships, familial monitoring, parenting style (attitude)
and Family-school association. Academic achievement of the students was determined from their marks
of Board results. Data collected from sample students were analyzed through SPSS-20. Frequencies,
Crosstabulation and Chi-square were used to determine the association between various components of
family social capital and academic achievement. Through this study, it was found that various
components of family social capital, e.g. education level of the family, family-child relationships, familial
monitoring, parenting style and the parent-school association had an association with students’ academic
achievement.
Ghulam Murtaza. (2019) Family Social Capital as A Predictor for Academic Achievement for Secondary School Students in Multan Division, Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, Volume 13, Issue 1.
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