Impact of Poverty on the Academic Performance. Selected Students in the North Bengal of Bangladesh

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Pedagogy - School Pedagogics, , course: Business Research Methodology, language: English, abstract: The purpose of the study was establishing impact of poverty on the academic performance of school students in Bangladesh. 3 research questions were formulated to guide in the study. The study employed descriptive survey research design while data was collected from websites. Findings revealed that parents were not able to provide their children with learning materials which in turn affected their academic result. It was also found that poor children's are not privileged with proper environment for education. One of the major findings of the study was that children's from poor family absent in the class more frequently since they have to get involved with different types of work in home. Inadequate space in home also affect the performance of the students from poor family. 100 Students of four school in Dhaka city were participated in it among them sample of 10 students were selected through convenient sampling. Correlation of their father's income and their academic performance was run. Based on the findings it was concluded that family's financial condition has an impact on the children's academic performance. It was recommend that government should make education free for the students of poor family .Since this study conducted in other countries it was important to identify the impact in Bangladesh.

I am Sajjad Hossine Sharif. I have been associated with research since 2013. I completed my Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in finance from Independent University, Bangladesh which is one of the most reputed universities in the South Asia. I completed my Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in 2016 with the achievement of Vice chancellor honor award, Dean honor award, Dean merit award and Magna Cum Laude. I am currently enrolling Master of Business Administration (MBA) in finance at Dhaka University which is a very prominent university not only in Bangladesh but also in South Asia. I completed 3 diploma degrees to intensify my knowledge in the field of finance and accounting which are- Diploma in Risk Management, Diploma in Accounting - Advanced Controls and Transactions and Diploma in Accounting Core Practice from Alison. I achieved Six Sigma White belt certification form Aveta Business Institute and Six Sigma Yellow belt certification from VMEdu. I have already conducted three researches. My researches are mainly based on economics and finance related topics. In my researches I always try to express the discussion as easily as possible for the new readers. I am recently working on a case study which is based on the life style of the rural people of the northern part of Bangladesh. Moreover, I am also associated with a new research which is significantly related with ICT sector of Europe.