THE EFFECT OF BROKEN HOME ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (A CASE STUDY OF BADAGRY LOCAL EDUCATION DISTRICT)
ABSTRACT
In this study the writer investigated effect of broken home on the academic performance of Secondary School Students. The study tends to examine the effect and cause of broken homes to know if there is no significant difference in the academic performance of students in the different schools selected. The study population consisted of sixty students, which was shared equally from three selected schools in Badagry Local Education District (L.C.D) structure questionnaire were administered on the students only to gather the necessary information needed for the study. The research further focused on the work of various schools their opinion to the contribution of broken home and academic performance. The level at parental interest are associated with their children’s level of academic performance and to the extent of choice in career. Therefore, the finding of this study and those of the educationists cited in the study had established a relationship between effect on broken home of the students and academic performance. Finally it is obvious that broken homes has a great impact in students academic performance but it is recommended that parents should prevent broken home by tolerating each other often and avoiding bad habits to keep their marriage to the end and endeavor to keep their marital promises. This will reduce the amount of frustration received by the students in the cause of their academic performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Abstract v
Tables of content vi
Chapter One
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Statement of problem 4
1.3 Purpose of the Study 5
1.4 Research questions 5
1.5 Research hypotheses 6
1.6 Significance of the study 6
1.7 Limitation of study 7
1.8 Definition of terms 7
1.9. Scope of the study 8
Chapter Two
Literature Review 9
- Introduction 9
- Concept meaning of Broken homes 10
- The causes of broken home 13
- Problem of broken homes 18
- The effect on students academic performance 22
- Effects on parents 24
- Effect on the family of the separated couples 26
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- Summary of finding 27
Chapter Three
Research Methodology 29
- Introduction 29
- Research design 29
- Population of the study 30
- Sample 31
- Sampling techniques 31
- Instrumentation 32
- Data analysis / statistical technique 32
Chapter Four
Data presentation and analysis 33
4.1. Introduction 33
4.2. Student question analysis 36
4.3. Discussion of findings 41
Chapter Five
- Summary, recommendations and conclusion 43
- Summary 43
- Recommendations 45
- Conclusion 46
Reference 47
Appendix 49
CHAPTER ONE
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Marriage is the joining together of a man and woman as husband and Wife. Divorce or broken home on the other hand is a universal problem and one of the emerging characteristic of the modern family.
Childlessness or sterility is one of the problems facing the institution of marriage some men engage in extra-marital activities or in adultery purity because their wives at home are unable to bear children. Besides, the Nigeria society takes up male children as yard stick, for measuring the level of success of their marriage.
Parental interference constituted another problem in Nigeria when a couple gets married; they are not the only people concerned with that marriage but all the members of the extended family as well. The in–laws occasionally meddle into the affairs of the married couple and by so doing many of these newly wedded woman have been sent out of their matrimonial home.
Religious difference often acts as a problem to many marriages today. A staunch Muslim parent may not be will to give his daughter to a Christian family in marriage parent at times require that to be husband of their daughter, change to their own religious belief before marriage some men do accept this proposition but later revert to their for religious.
Charges of adultery leveled against either of the parties can equally pose a problem to marriage institution in Nigeria. Some Nigerian women are thorns in the flow of their husband, the mere sighting of other women with their men irritate them to the marrow.
Poverty contributes to the problems of marriage whereby the earning, of the husband and wife put together cannot sustain the family conflicts often arise for instance where the man who output to be the breadwinner of the family cannot maintain the family bitterness and constants quarrels rear their ugly heads and divorce might just be inevitable.
Love for money often contributes to the problem of marriages majority of air girls or young woman today are not ready to live a rag into run life they find it difficult or labour and suffers with their husband but desire a ready prefer extravagant and flamboyant living hence the mad rush in to early marriage an inability of these husbands to meet these insatiable and over mounting desires, aspirations tastes, and the motion that love is bind is now the order of the day.
The differences in some economic situation often constitute problem to most successful marriages, for instance the wife may come from a wealthy home while the husband from a Poor family background the woman may want to prove bossy when my lead to personality dash between the couple and ending the relationship in a divorce. Ill treatment of the wife by the husband or vice-verse can lead to broken homes.
The children of broken homes have often gone through a period of great disturbance and have witnessed bitterness and emotional tension.
The effect of broken homes are injurious to the socio-economic and political life of our country student brought up under this condition lack proper home upbringing and they develop to be vagabonds, thus armed robbers thieve and other criminally minded people in our society today they lives are unquestionable, they collude with armed robbers; and their women are the notorious prostituted that parade the street of the urban centres. They sometimes end up with unwanted pregnancies, and in attempt to any out abortion they die.
Our law courts today are over crowed with cases of divorce and litigation thereby creating rooms for unhealthy atmosphere, wasting our major resources both human and material.
Many of the abnormal behaviour that are rampant in juvenile delinquents such as disobedience, cases of rape are resultant effect of broken homes cases of these juvenile delinquents have prompted the government to build remand homes and engage the services of social welfare effect thus spending a lot money to cater for them.
This is to find solution to the problems of broken home. In order to avoid broken homes parents should desire from interfering in the affairs of the married children. They called only offer suggestions that are useful and helpful and give them the opportunity to settle and maintain happy matrimonial homes.
Lover should able to live and understand each other before ever-marrying at all. Marriage institution should not be taken with levity or hand money, wealth, social or political status should not be seen as a yardstick for selecting husband and wife. Couples should not be over ambitious.
- STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Broken homes in the Nigerian society are observed to have produced children of deviant behaviour. The root cause of this deviant behaviour can be traced to poor parental care. Most of these behaviour emotionally frustrate students.
- The major causes of broken homes in the family.
- The problems usually created by broken homes.
- The effect of broken homes on the students’ performance academically of the parents and society.
- To what extent the extended family system has contribution to broken homes in Badagry Local Government Area.
- PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose of the study is to highlight relationships between the family as a social institutions and the institution of education, the effect of broken homes on the academic performances of students and suggest possible ways of eradicating broken home in our society.
- RESEARCH Q1UESTIONS
In view of the problems identified the researcher will try to find answers to the following research questions.
- What are the causes of broken homes in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State?
- What are the contributions of the extended family to incidence of broken homes in Badagry Local Government Area District?
- What are the effect of broken homes on the child learning?
- What exactly does the development of student’s begin in order to make them a balance individual in the society?
- How can the indenters of broken homes be reduced?
- What are the effect of broken home on the academic performance of Secondary School Students?
- RESEARCH HYPOSTHESIS
The following hypothesis will be tested in this study
HO1: Could psychological and emotional disturbance leads to academic and social backwardness on a child?
HO2: Could insecurity and unruly attitude of the surviving parents or step parents to the children of broken homes leads to their attitude towards learning in school.
HO3: Are these children being encourage academically by their sponsors.
HO4: What are the effects of broken home on the academic performance of children in senior secondary school.
- SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study aims to identifying the causes of broken homes. It’s effect on the academic performance of the children and set ways of eradicating the social illness known as “Broken Home”.
It will as well serve, as a reference material other individuals who would want to carry out similar project in future. It will father to desist from it.
- LIMITATION OF STUDY
This study “the effect of broken homes on the academic performance of student of Badagry Local Government Area in Lagos State” will be limited to Ibereko Area within Badagry Local Government area LAGOS State.
This limitation is due to the size of the secondary school in Lagos State considering the number and the population of the school students.
Therefore, this is to be centered on the student of state High school Ibereko Badagry LED and Ajara Grammar school.
- DEFINITION OF TERMS
Broken Homes: A broken marriage is one that has filed none in when the parents have separated or divorce that the student lack proper care and security.
Effects: The result of the cause of a thing a result produced on the mined
Academic: Of teaching literacy of classical
Divorce: A legal dissolution of an officially recognized marriage relationship.
Family Groups: Of people who are loosely related by blood i.e. mother, father, children nephew, cousin, aunt, and uncle).
Marriage: State of being legality joined as husband and wife
Extended Family: This composes of thro or more nuclear family.
Nuclear Family: This involves the married couple and their children.
Separation: Disconnection, law living apart of married couple without divorce
- SCOPE OF STUDY
The study of this research work is to look at the effect of broken on the academic performance of secondary school students using state senior High school and Ajara senior grammar school and Badagry senior Grammar school.
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