Influence Of Polygamy On Behaviour Patterns Of In-school Adolescent As Expressed By Secondary School Teachers
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN METROPOLIS]

Research Hypotheses
In order to give the research a better focus, the following null hypotheses were formulated to be tested in the study:
1.    There is no significant difference in the influence of polygamy and the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by secondary school teachers on the basis of gender.
2.    There is no significant difference in the influence of polygamy and the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by secondary school teachers on the basis of religion.
3.    There is no significant difference in the influence of polygamy and the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by secondary school teachers on the basis of educational qualification
4.    There is no significant difference in the influence of polygamy and the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by secondary school teachers on the basis of marital status.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to find out the influence of polygamy on the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by school teachers in Ilorin Metropolis. The study also examined whether or not variables such as gender, religious polygamy has any influence on the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents as expressed by school teachers in Ilorin Metropolis.
Significance of the Study
The findings of this study would assist students, parents, teachers, counsellors, school administrators, future researchers and the society at large to know the influence of family structure on the behaviour patterns of in-school adolescents. The findings will help students have more understanding of themselves and their behaviour dispositions towards schooling and other activities.
The study would also expose parent to the influences of family structures and child rearing practice on the personality and behaviour disposition of adolescent.
The study will assist teacher to know the influence of family structure on student personality and academic performance thereby treating each student as a unique individual.
School counsellors stand to benefit tremendously from the result of the study because a good knowledge of the findings would assist them in counselling students on how to identify themselves. This study is capable of exposing parental role in the behaviour disposition of students and with proper counselling; the desirable behaviour of the students could be enhanced through the use of behaviour modification strategies.
Scope of the Study
The scope of this study is limited to secondary school teachers in Ilorin Metropolis. Ten secondary schools would be sampled from within Ilorin Metropolis. Respondents would be randomly selected from each school to make a total of two hundred teachers (100) that would be used for the study. The variable that the researcher used in carrying out the study in includes gender, various ages, religion and school type.
Operational Definition of Terms
The following terms have been operationally defined for the purpose of this study:
Polygamy: Marriage which includes more than two partners.
Behaviour Pattern(s): These are behavioural characteristics which can be used to classify human beings into Type A and Type B groups.
Family Type: Family background in terms of polygamy or monogamy.
Polygamous Family: A home that consist of the husband, two or more wives In-school Adolescents: young children in secondary school.