Sociological Study Of Factors Affecting Academic Failure Among Students (Case Study: First-Level Secondary School Students In Khash City)

Abstract

One of the major social issues is the academic failure of students at various educational levels—a phenomenon considered a serious barrier to achieving the high goals of education. The main aim of this study is to examine the social factors influencing academic failure among first-level secondary school students in Khash city. This research employs a survey methodology. The statistical population includes all first-level secondary school students (aged 12 to 14) in Khash city, Sistan and Baluchestan province, who either dropped out or repeated a grade during the 2022-2023 academic year, totaling 376 male and female students. A census sampling method was used, and data were collected via a questionnaire, which showed an overall Cronbach’s alpha of 0.78. The findings revealed that the variable “interaction style between parents and teachers” has a significant inverse effect with a beta coefficient of -0.194; the variable “parental separation and divorce” has a significant direct effect with a beta of 0.169; “students’ association with delinquent peers” has a significant direct effect with a beta of 0.618; “parents’ socio-economic status” has a significant inverse effect with a beta of -0.161; “lack of study skills and academic planning” has a significant inverse effect with a beta of -0.144; and “parental addiction” has a significant direct effect with a beta of 0.107 on academic failure among first-level secondary students in Khash city.