Pages: 54-61

Abstract

One of the issues addressed by the scholars of education and training is finding variables that are somehow associated with academic achievement. The variables include family income and social support by an institution or organization such as Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA). This study aims to investigate the effect of family income under the coverage of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA) on the educational success of students in the central and west regions of Tehran city. The present study is based on the descriptive survey method. The statistical population consisted of 2510 students under the coverage of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (RA) in central and west regions of Tehran city. The statistical sample included 333 students randomly selected by Cochran formula. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the hypotheses. The results of the study showed that there is a relationship between family income and academic achievement of children.