THE INFLUENCE OF BROKEN HOMES ON STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS


THE INFLUENCE OF BROKEN HOMES ON STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN AKWA IBOM STATE 

ABSTRACT

This research work is designed to carry out an investigation on the influence of broken homes on student’s academic performance with particular reference to some selected senior secondary schools in Uyo Local Government Area. The project aims at preventing broken home so as to improve the standard of education of students. Also enable teachers to known how to handle children from broken home when any deficiency is noticed. The major research instrument employed in this study include questionnaire which was used to test the hypothesis and interview the study covers senior secondary schools, Uyo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. Student in SSS1 – SSS3 were used in this study and their age range from 10 years to 18 years.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    i

Certification    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    ii

Dedication     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iii

Acknowledgement     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iv

Abstract     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    v

Table of Content     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    vi-vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.1    Introduction     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    1

1.2    Background of the Problem    -    -    -    -    -    2-4

1.3    Objective of the Study         -    -    -    -    -    4

1.4    Statement of the Problem    -    -    -    -    -    -    4

1.5    Purpose of the Study     -    -    -    -    -    -    5

1.6    Research Question    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    5

1.7    Research Hypothesis     -    -    -    -    -    -    5

1.8    Significance of the Study        -    -    -    -    -    6

1.9    Delimitation of the Study     -    -    -    -    -    7

1.10    Operational Definition of Terms    -    -    -    -    7

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0    Introduction     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    8

2.1    Family Structure and Student’s Education Outcome     -    8

2.2    Functions of the Home        -    -    -    -    -    9

2.3    Effects of Home on the Childs Interpersonal Relationship     -10

2.4    Interpersonal Relationship in School     -    -    -    -    10

2.5    Reasons for Broken Home     -    -    -    -    -    11

2.6    Effects of Broken Home on the Child     -    -    -    -    12

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1    Preliminary Survey     -    -    -    -    -    -     13

3.2    Research Area    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    13

3.3    Research Methodology     -    -    -    -    -    -    14

3.4    Instrument Used for Data    -    -    -    -    -    -    14

3.5    Population and Sample Technique    -    -    -    -    14

3.6    Questionnaire Design    -    -    -    -    -    -    14

3.7      Method of Data Analysis      -    -    -    -    -    15   

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.0    Introduction     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    16

4.1    Presentation of Data     -    -    -    -    -    -    16

4.2    Analysis of Data    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    17

4.3    Test for Hypotheses        -    -    -    -    -    18

4.4    Discussion of Findings        -    -    -    -    -    19

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.0    Introduction     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    20

5.1    Summary of Findings    -    -    -    -    -    -    21

5.2    Conclusion     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    22

5.3    Recommendation     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    23

5.4    Suggestions for Further Studies     -    -    -    -    24

    References     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    25

    Questionnaires    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    26

CHAPTER ONE

1.1    Introduction

The home is the primary institution for children, home as perceived by Abdulganiyu (1997), Christe (2009), defined home as a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store personal property. The home is a first contact of a child in life hence, it is a place where comfort, love, tranquility and refuge are expected to be adequately and unconditionally provided, it is also a place where people congregate their living practices. Home is a primary agent of socialization and internalization a child’s social outlooks, educational agilities and achievements coupled with his intelligence is a reflection of home setting and which usually associated with his family back group in totality. As a result of these, home is any child’s environment of which the child cannot do with referring to at one time or the other as regards to certain issues. Therefore, home is a determining factor in any child’s behaviour and thus influences his academic performance. The home consist of the children’s vicinity and apartment where they rest their head. It is abundantly clear that a successful learning and reading requires a conducive and decent atmosphere.

The relationship between couple must be cordial in order to be breed peaceful coexistence and understanding. But lack of understanding among couples breeds frustration and sorrow to the children and the family as a while.

1.2    Background of the Study

The influence of broken homes on students’ academic performance is designed to unveil the state of mind of the individual child in context as a result of the family background and its likely effects or influence on both academic performance and subsequent formation of philosophy in life.

A critical examination of a child whose parents are separated and being trained either by his step father or mother a relatives or guidance maybe subjected to unpleasant environment that could alter his normal disposition trite that could foster and facilitate normal expectation of his academic performance. There is great propensity for a child from broken home to mingle and associate with miscreant due to his explosive street hawking by his guidance. The end result of this explosure are emulation of all negative habit, such as stealing, gambling, pilfering, disobedient, truancy and other odd values, instead of staying in the school to learn unarguably, the child becomes problem, mentally and physically not only to himself but to the society in general which invariably affects his academic performance.     

The aim of marriage is to enable couple to live together and bring up their children in a healthy atmosphere with sound education, so that such children would be able to live an independent and purposeful live. It is not only when the marriage collapse or couples are separated or divorce that a home is regarded broken. The type of love, cordial relationship and understanding that exist between couples is a clear indication of the type of home built. A broken home is a home where the children are left to their own idea, belief and traits due to lack of care affection and control by their parents.

The causes of broken home could be traced to lack of understanding between couples, childlessness, and persistent delivery of same sex by wife against the desire of her husband. (For example female against male), parental interference into the affairs and management of couples, bad associates, infidelity poverty, cultural and individual variations, irresponsible behaviours, such as coming home lately from work, complaining of non-payment of salary after he might have squandered his salary somewhere unprofitable negligence of paternal responsibilities such as children education, care, health, provision of food and other basis needs, bringing other women (concubine) to his metric moral home, Such marriage/union is prone to disintegration, when this happens parents would not be able to bring up their children with one voice, this is anther militating factor against children performance at school. A child from broken home is likely to stay away from school without plausible reasons, such a child will take the advantage of the fact that his parents cannot larger monitor his movement.

Mostly children from broken homes are characterized by laziness, low intelligence quotient, bad and ant-social behavious, once there is separation, the child will not be opportune to settle down for a peaceful life with own parent or the others.

Maslow argued in his theory of sequential development, that man his five basic needs, in-hierarchical order the needs for belongingness and love takes priority and the likely place a child gets this is form his parents but such provision, it hinders the overall development of the child and to an extreme it disturbs the child’s emotion, social and academic performances.

1.3    Objective of the Study

The main objective of this research work includes the following;

⦁    To assess the impact or effect of broken home influences on secondary schools students in Nigerian   

⦁    To find out the causes of broken homes and the solution in Nigeria.

⦁    To seek for solution for widespread divorce among couples.

⦁    To suggest ways of women and men unnecessary divorce. 

1.4    Statement of the Problem

The influence of home on students academic performance is concern of teachers, school authority and society as a whole. Despite the fact that society and people are at the receiving end of the disastrous effects of broken homes, yet some couples seek divorce in court while many simply dissolve their marriage or union silently and unceremoniously.

The research work is to enquire if the students academic performance is as a result of broken home or nonchalant altitude of students towards the school work.

1.5    Purpose of the Study

This study is being conducted for the purpose of;

⦁    To prevent broken home as to improve the standard of education of the students.

⦁    To built a happy homes among couples.

⦁    To show parents reasons

⦁    To endures tolerating one another and protect their homes.

1.6    Research Question

In order to proffer solutions to the problems of the study, the following questions would be asked;

⦁    Does academic performance of children from broken home different from those from intact home?

⦁    Does attitude of children from broken home different from those from intact home?

⦁    Does relationship of parents affect academic performance of students from broken home and those from intact home?

1.7    Research Hypothesis

The following hypotheses were formulated to be tested;

Hypothesis I

H0:    There is no significant disparately on the academic performance of      from broken home.

H1:    There is significant disparately on the academic performance of     students from intact home.

Hypothesis II

H0    There is no appreciable difference in the attitude of children from     broken home.

H1:    There is appreciable difference in the attitude of children from     intact home.

1.7    Significance of the Study 

The study is an eye opener to parent, it will enable them to know the model they portray before their children, adverse affects on an option for divorce or separation will be known before taken. In the other hand, guidance will also benefit from this study as it will enable them to understand better on how to handle victims and the types of attention treatment to be given.

Teacher as a conventional custodian of socialization would better understand the victim (child) and his family background and ways to further assisting him towards his academic achievement. The study will also assist marriage counsellor better on how and type of pre-marriage and post marriage counselling to be given to prospective and qualified parents on how their marital affairs should be handled and protected by advising on life after divorce/separation concerning their children.

1.9    Delimitation of the Study

The project is to cover Uyo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. It is also cover three school and sample are randomly taken at the public secondary levels.  

1.10    Operational/Definition of Terms 

Broken Home: This is a home where the children are left to their own facts of life due to lack of care affection and control.

Intact Home: This is a home where parents and children live in harmony, a home characterized by love, care, affection and control.

Social Outlook: Is the view of an individual concerning interaction with both the outside world and his home, the idea or perception of a child about a social setting is it friendly, hostile rigid, personality and cultural make up.

Background: It is the environmental conditions or circumstance especially of childhood and youth that contributes to the formation of an individual characters, personality and cultural make up?    

Upbringing: This can simply be defined as the early training given to a child.

Separated/Separation: This signified a home where both parents (father and mother) do not live under the same roof.

Divorce: This is a process of, or permanent separation or division of the relationship between husband and wife due to a legal dissolution in a whole or part of a marriage relationship usually by a court or any institution of competent authority.

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