Influence Of Hawking Time And Study Habits On Junior Secondary School Students` Academic Performance In Social Studies

1.2 Statement of the Problem

In-school child-street hawking attracted concern from government, Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO), teachers and school administrators and researchers call for legislation against child-street hawking in Nigeria. It is supposed that the ban would enable school going children concentrate on school work for improve academic performance. However, the prevalent of child-street hawking appears to on the increase as each day pass by. Thought it is desirable to discourage any activity that will interfere with schooling of the children, however, it seems not feasible when such activity is the means of livelihood in the absent of other alternatives. The cost of schooling and need for the children to contribute to family survival is hindering school enrolment, withdrawal and drop out of school of students from poor background. Given the above situation it is better to allow school going children to engage in income generating activity while they continue schooling than not to be in school at all. It became necessary to find ways in which the academic performance of the children will be better while they combine hawking and schooling. Thus, this research aims at comparative analysis of effect hawking time and study habits on the academic performance of students in social studies with a view to determine which of the hawking time is associated with good study habit and will contribute towards improved performance of street hawkers in Social Studies.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

The main purpose of this study is to make a comparative analysis of Junior Secondary School students` study habits and hawking time on academic performance in Social Studies in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to:

i. Find out the study habit of males and females Junior Secondary School Social Studies students in Nasarawa State.

ii. Find out the study habits of Junior Secondary School Social Studies students based on different age groups in Nasarawa State.

iii. Find out the study habits of Junior Secondary School Social Studies students based on different hawking time in Nasarawa State.

iv. Determine the academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Social Studies based on gender in Nasarawa State.

v. Determine academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Social Studies based on different age groups in Nasarawa State.

vi. Determine academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Social Studies based on different hawking time in Nasarawa State.

1.4 Research Questions

The following research questions guides the present study:

i. What is the study habit of male and female Junior Secondary School Social Studies students in Nasarawa State?

ii. What is the study habits of Junior Secondary School Social Studies students based on different age groups in Nasarawa State?

 iii. What is the study habits of Junior Secondary School Social Studies students based on different hawking time in Nasarawa State?

iv. What is the academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Social Studies based on gender in Nasarawa State?

v. What is the academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Social Studies based on age in Nasarawa State?

vi. What is the academic performance of Junior Secondary School students in Social Studies based on hawking time in Nasarawa State?