QUESTIONNAIRES FOR THE DISSERTATION PROJECT: “THE INFLUENCE OF POVERTY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN: WESTERN RURAL DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE AS A CASE STUDY”
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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.2168Keywords:
questionnaire, poverty, academic performanceAbstract
This article shows comprehensive strata of questionnaires to be administered for the research on the dissertation topic: “The Influence of Poverty on Academic Performance of School Going Children: Western Rural District, Sierra Leone as a Case Study”. It covers three set of questionnaires for school–going student, teachers and parents. The questionnaire for the school-going pupils will be pre-tested and improved for final administration in schools in collecting appropriate data for final analysis and interpretation of the results.
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