INFLUENCE OF FAMILY STRUCTURE ON THE ACADEMIC AMBITIONS OF ADOLESCENTS

The adolescent stage is important for education aspirations and is likely impacted both by personal competence and
socio-familial context. The family composition of adolescents, intact family, single mother/father family, semibroken
family, or broken family, is one of the most important influences on the education aspirations of adolescents.
This article will address how family composition relates to adolescents' educational aspirations, using empirical
evidence and applicable frameworks from developmental psychology and sociology. A possible goal is to ascertain
if the education aspirations of adolescent students with broken, semi-broken, and/or single parent families are
different from students with non-broken families. The results show that students who were stable, supporting and
intact families reported qualitatively greater education aspirations than students from broken or partially comprised
social family structures. Ultimately, these education essays are for educators, policy agents, and/or parents.