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Impact Of Broken Home On Academic Performance And Psychosocial Adjustment Of Secondary School Students
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
There is
a global awareness of the importance of the home environment on
student’s academic achievement. In Nigeria, most homes are not intact as
a result of incompatibility of the couples, death of a parent and the
quest for oversea trips to make more money, and at times marital
infidelity. This has resulted in the separation of couples and children.
In some states in the federation, this is quite clear that most young
ladies abandon their homes, and embark on oversea trips with a view to
making money. Also, some men who travel abroad, abandon their homes and
would not communicate with the families back-home, so, children from
such homes are in dilemma, especially in terms of adjustment. Chador
(2008) notes that the environment in which a student comes from can
greatly influence organization of the family and by extension; effect a
child’s emotion, personality and academic achievement. Bearing in mind
the role of the family, a child’s education, the failure of the family
to perform its duties could hinder the child’s academic achievement. Any
nation that is desirous of advancing technologically will no doubt
ensure that the future of her future leaders (the adolescents) is well
guided, protected and guaranteed.
Furthermore, a single parent faces
doubled responsibilities requiring time, attention and money. Hence,
less attention is paid to the education of the child. The teacher
commonly describe children from single parent homes as more hostel,
aggressive, anxious, fearful, hyperactive and distractive than children
from intact family (Nwachukwu, 1998). Children from broken home exhibit
behaviours like drug abuse, smoking, drunkenness, sexual abuse, truancy
and disrespect for elders at the detriment of themselves, their family
and the society as well.
1.3 Purpose of the Study
The main
purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of broken home on the
academic performance and psychological adjustment of secondary school
students in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The specific
objectives hence are:
i) To determine the impact of broken homes on students’ academic performance
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To establish if there exist any difference between students from broken
homes and their peers from intact homes in academic performance
iii) To determine the impact of broken homes on student’s psychological adjustment
iv) To ascertain the gender impact of broken home on students’ psychosocial adjustment
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study examined the impact of broken homes on academic performance and psychosocial adjustment of secondary school students in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The descriptive survey design was used in this study. The research instrument used for this study was a questionnaire tagged (BHAP) which was adapted by the researcher. The population of this study covered the teachers in selected secondary schools at Kosofe Local Government, area Lagos State where data was collected using ... Continue reading---
