A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF
BROKEN HOMES AND NON BROKEN HOME ON THE
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN OREDOLOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
ABSTRACT
This research work is on the effect of
broken homes on the academic performance of secondary school students in Oredo
Local Government Area of Edo State. Different opinions and views of people on
the effect of broken homes system can be eradicated on this area was reviewed.
ten research questions were drawn and hypothesis was made. The researcher
administered questionnaires to the people in the area under study, which serves
as a major source of instrument for data collection, unstructured oral
interview and personal observation, were also made. The data collected were
then analyzed using simple percentage. The findings were discussed and
summarized, conclusion was drawn from the research findings and this goes to
show that broken homes on the academic performance of secondary school students
system has a lot of problems in Oredo Local Government Area. Based on this
finding suggestions were made by the researcher on how best to solve these
problems.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Background
of the study
Statement
of problem
Purpose
of study
Significance
of study
Scope
of study
Research
question
Limitation
of the study
Definition
of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature
review
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Research
design
Population
Sample
and sampling procedure
Validation
of the instrument
Method
of data collection
Method
of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Data
analysis and discussion of result
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary,
Conclusion and Recommendation
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO STUDY
Having
a good family background being with cohabitation is the basic for an improved
mind set which may leads to good dusting, dusting therefore is a thing of the
mindset is often influenced by family lifestyle, community lifestyle and
associate personal life.
In
the context of the project, we shell consider how communally life style or
cohabitation influence offspring’s especially in the ordinary level of
education popularly known as secondary school, suing Edo state as a
region of study, with Oredo Local Government as an area of study, one of the
lifestyle that is very obvious in this local government of this state is broken
homes.
According
to oxford advanced learners dictionary broken homes is define as a family in
which the parents are divorced or separated. This act being from and extend to
a community even to association. In Oredo it has become the
major barricade to the growth and development of
children in school .Many woman have given birth to children who have no
father ,you can think of how such children will behave
when they start school that is to say that broken is affiliated to indiscipline
and sex lust immoral act of some irresponsible men and women even
adolescent young stars. This immoral act led to the dead of many
innocent souls in abortion and abandonment in gutter and toilet. The servicing
ones in school especially colleges of educations in Oredo Local
Government Area, go through problem such as poor financial support, hunger,
lack of self confidence, humiliation, fear of the disillusionment in the life
among other devastating challenges.
As a
matter of facts, students from broken homes in college of education of Oredo
Local Government live a life style that portrait frustration .
You
can see this in their appearances. A more view of them would bring many
questions and idea to your mind, one of which would centre on the effects.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
As a
result of improper parental care, parental advice and counseling
and rebuke the students are dull in learning, always struggling in class, poor
physical outfit and disadvantaged, non hesitant in joining cult and bullying.
According
to professions association of teachers the harmful effect of widespread divorce
and single parents families in Oredo Local Government area is alarming. The
demise of tradition family is creating a toxic cycle of school failure, poverty
and crime. Many student struggles in class because they are brought up in
chaotic home without married mothers and fathers.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose of this study is to restore human dignity and stability in the life
of the college of education student who want to enhance good moral standard of
living with self discipline. Also to point out dangers accredited to lack
mutual understanding among couple with respect to traditional family life
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The
study is restricted to effect of broken home on college of education student in
Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Because of the broken encountered in
school by students from broken home, it is good for parents to live together
with their family in unity.
RESEARCH QUESTION
According
to the most recent documentaries, the standard of education in Nigeria
especially the grassroots is meeting a positive discriminating the education
system is set on imbalances.
The
researcher is therefore ambitious to know the major cause of this great and
public assault abeles against the nation “Nigeria” the researcher wants to find
out the relationship between homes and falling standard of students performance
in college of educations with preference in college of education with
preference to OredoLocal Government Area of Edo State of Nigeria.
The
researcher puts the imbalances in educational system of Nigeria as an
influential lineament to Nigerian homes and expects to provide answers to the
following questions;
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Could poverty, indiscipline, emotional disturbances and abandonment lead to
social and educational waywardness?
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Are students in their early days in secondary school (i.e. junior secondary)
encouraged academically by co-habitional parents?
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What path does insecurity and unruly attitude of parents lead to in students
(their children) career?
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Does broken home add any adverse effect to the academic performance of colleges
of education students?
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What hopes does break home have for the nation and our education system?
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What are the encouragements of the discourage students whose parents are not
living together?
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Broken
home: The term broken as used here is a home in which the separation or divorce
between the couple children who lost of thr parents. Broken home, in other
words is defines as a situation whereby there is a confusion, misunderstanding
and conflict in the family setup as a result of divorce of the couple.
Family:
The word family is used in this study to mean a group of parents and children
living in one house.
Co-habit:
A man and a woman together abandonment. The act of leaving a person, things or
place with no intention of returning, their childhood abandonment by their
mother.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0419 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 33 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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