Augustine E. Ejaigu, Rita Ogbodu
Delta State College of Education
This study focused on establishing the relationship among parental occupational factors, academic qualifications and students’ examination integrity in secondary schools in South-South Nigeria. The study is posited on the premise of the Social Learning Theory which links education to environmental factors and role models such as parents. Survey research design was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of 283,089 final year secondary school students in the 6 States of the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria (Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross-Rivers, Delta, Edo and Rivers States). The Multistage proportionate sampling technique was used to select a representative sample size of 3000 for the study. Data was collected with the aid of a Students’ Examination Integrity Measurement Instrument (SEIMI) developed by the researchers. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) and multiple regression were used for data analysis as appropriate for each research question and hypothesis. Findings indicated that there is significant relationship between parental occupations and students’ examination integrity. Fathers and Mothers' occupations were significantly correlated to the students’ examination integrity but Mothers' occupations were more significant. It appears that students whose parents are in highly ethical occupations such as Military, Civil Service and corporate organizations have better examination integrity than those whose parents are unemployed or self-employed. Though there was no significant relationship between parental academic qualifications and students’ examination integrity but Age was a significant moderator of the relationship among parental occupational factors, academic qualifications and students’ examination integrity.
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