Relationship between Academic Resilience and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kiambu County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMwangi, C.N.
dc.contributor.authorOkatcha, F.M.
dc.contributor.authorKinai, T.K.
dc.contributor.authorIreri, A.M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-14T09:34:26Z
dc.date.available2015-12-14T09:34:26Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionDOI:10.4172/ijscp.S2-003en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to establish the relationship between academic resilience and academic achievement among secondary school students in Kiambu County. A descriptive correlational design was adopted. The sample comprised of 390 form three students. Data were collected using a demographic form and the California Healthy Kids Survey-Module B, 2007 version. Academic achievement was inferred from the school performance records. The main data analysis techniques were Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and regression analysis. Findings revealed a positive and significant relationship between academic resilience and academic achievement (r (388)=0.68, p<0.05). The findings are discussed and implications for practice and further research given.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInt J Sch Cog Psychol 2015, S2:003en_US
dc.identifier.issnJSCP
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13983
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOMICS Internationalen_US
dc.subjectAcademic resilienceen_US
dc.subjectAcademic achievementen_US
dc.subjectSecondary school studentsen_US
dc.titleRelationship between Academic Resilience and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Kiambu County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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