ABSTRACT
This research was
undertaken with a view to assessing the causes and effect of single parenting
child upbringing in Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State . Several
factors were identified as responsible for the causes of single parenting child
upbringing. Amongst these factors are; rape, crime, divorce, death, distance
transfer of a parent, imprisonment etc. a questionnaire approach was used to
obtain data from selected individuals in Ika Local Government Area of
Akwa Ibom State . These questions were subjected to analyze based on the
hypotheses drawn from the questionnaire. The result of the analysis revealed
that rape crime is mostly responsible for a single parent, bringing up children
in a way that, it can easily be noticed that the single parents is financially,
emotionally and psychologically drained. Therefore, the government,
non-government agencies and parents, should put their hands on deck to promulgate
policies that will eradicate the issue of rape in the society, and also watch
that single parenting upbringing walk out of the
society.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Research questions
Significance of the
study
Scope of the study
Limitation
Purpose of the study
Definitions of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Review of related
literature
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology
Research design
Population of the study
Sample and sampling techniques
Instrumentation
Validity of instrument
Reliability of
instrument
Administration of
instrument/data collection
Data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis of data
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, conclusion and
recommendations
Conclusion
Recommendations
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Nurturing and upbringing of a child by parents in the society is a reality, but
the bringing up of a child by a single parent has become a practice, which is
increasing in the modern society. The issue of single parenting is a sensitive
issue that the upbringing of a child should be the responsibility of
conventional parent. In this content, bringing up of a child by a single parent
under possible conditions and challenges that raising a child entails, the
belief of the society over a well cultured and responsible child to be from a
conventional family is not in doubt. This is because, the raising up or
upbringing of a child by a single parent could result to a well cultured and
responsible child in the society in his or her own way, as other children from
conventional home do (Yackley, 2012).
In recent times, there has been a drastic increased in single parenting
upbringing of children. A total of 56% is recorded by the result of the census
done in USA recent study survey 5 shows that conventional upbringing of
children has been lost to single parent upbringing of children. In contemporary
times, single parent family are a growing trend in the society, today facing
challenges and difficulties as well as having too much responsibilities to care
for. The fact remains that conventional parent upbringing of children would
yield better result when compared to single parenting upbringing. Single
parents child upbringing can make children have lesser opportunity of becoming
what they really want to make out of themselves, in the sense that single
parents care is not always able to meet up to the child’s demand needs and want
(Uwubamwen, 2012).
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The major problem of this study is to examine the possible effect of single
parenting child upbringing on children in Ika Local Government Area in a
selected manner. The problem is concerned with the single parent family
encountering difficulties in one way or the other like, the issue of a single
parent upbringing of a child who become unproductive and useless to the
society, because of the inadequate attention the child never gained from the
single parent. The problem ascertains is that there is decline in conventional
child upbringing of children in Ika Local Government Area. A survey of
this problem formed the basis of the study.
1.3
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The research was undertaken for the following reasons;
1. To determine the causes of single parenting
child upbringing
2. To confirm the acclaimed in single parenting
child upbringing in Ika Local Government Area.
3. To ascertain the effects of single parenting
child upbringing in order to be able to proffer solution to bring reduction of
a single parent upbringing of children.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Parenthood is quite challenging and there are numerous findings that will be
obtained from this research because it (study) will desire in clarity, how
single parents cope with the sole responsibility of bringing up children to
become adults and responsible children, like those in conventional homes.
It will expose the challenges in parenting as a single parent. It will reveal
the benefits and positive outcomes in the children of single parent homes.
It will talk about child
upbringing parenting and its relationship to single parenting. It will expose
the experiences of single parent in caring for their children and how they can
encourage others in similar situation.
It will serve as working
tool for single parent and conventional parents to learn how to tackle the
problems associated with the upbringing of a child.
1.5
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Considering the aforementioned purpose of this research, the following research
questions are proposed as a guide in this study.
1. Is there any significant differences between the
pupils of single parent and their counterparts?
2. Is there any difference on the academic
performance of single parents pupils and those that are brought up by their
fathers and mothers?
3. Does single parents limit the pupils in terms of
education?
4. To what extent can the positive outcome
derive from conventional parent child upbringing in Ika Local Government
Area be compared to the negative outcome in a single parent child upbringing in
Oredo Local Government Area?
1.6
SCOPE OF THE STUDY/DELIMITATION
The study embraces some selected individuals in Ika Local Government
Areas of Akwa Ibom State . But this research however cannot cover all the
selected individuals in Ika Local government Area as a whole, therefore it is
limited to selected individuals in Ekae Community in Ika Local Government
Area, Akwa Ibom State .
1.8
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Parenting: The process of caring for children.
Divorce: A separation between legally married husband
and wife.
Affluent women: Women having a lot of money and a good
standard of living.
Parenthood: The state of being a parent caring for your
responsibility as a parent.
Conventional Parent: The process where the husband and the wife are
living together in a home.
Conventional Parental
Care: The process whereby
the husband and wife are involved in caring for the children.
Masturbation: Getting sexual pleasure by rubbing the sexual
organs.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0030 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 49 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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