Ignatius Isaac Dambudzo

Self-concept and Academic Achievement: Research Evidence for Adolescents in Secondary Schools Ignatius Isaac Dambudzo

Society has increasingly placed greater emphasis on the adacemic achievement of its citizens the world over. There is growing concern about lower academic achievement of learners at different levels. Competition for places in high achieving schools, organization of extra lessons, hiring of private tutors demonstrate the importance attached to high academic achievement. Schools are ranked according to pass rates achieved. Schools inspectors categorise schools as outstanding or unsatisfactory largely on the basis of learners' performance. Research conducted to find out causes of poor academic achievement has highlighted global factors such as school and home characteristics. This book goes a step further by presenting individual personality factor,self-concept to demonstrate its relationship with academic achievement among adolescents. Variables:gender, age, school location, school type are examined for their possible influence on academic achievement. This is a book for everyone; parents, learners, teachers, head teachers, academics,researchers. Read adolescents' voices about learning experiences. It is organized in sections. Simply go to the section of interest and read.