The Effects of Home Environment on Academic Performance of Married Female Distance Learners

Abstract

The study examined the effects home environment has on the academic performance of married female distance learners in Ghana. Sample for the study comprised 500 female married students randomly selected from all the 10 regional study centres of the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Cape Coast (CCE, UCC) Distance Education Programme. The likert-scale type questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The data collected was analysed by using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) coefficient to show the various degrees of relationships that exist between the variables of the four hypotheses postulated for the study. Results indicate that there is a relationship between home environment and academic performance of married female distance learners. An academically favourable home environment enhances learning more than an unfavourable one. On the basis of the findings, a number of recommendations that could help married female distance learners to meet the challenges of home environment in order to improve upon their academic performance are made.

Key words: Home environment, academic performance, distance learners