Relationship between Broken Homes and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Alika, Henrietta Ijeoma; Edosa, Ogboro Samson
Titel	Relationship between Broken Homes and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 46 (2012) 2, S.256-263 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Secondary School Students; Foreign Countries; One Parent Family; Correlation; Local Government; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Counseling Services; Validity; Measures (Individuals); Divorce; Death; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Sekundarschüler; Ausland; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Korrelation; Gemeindeverwaltung; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gültigkeit; Messdaten; Ehescheidung; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall
Abstract	The study investigated the relationship between broken homes and academic achievement of students. Three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study was correlational because the study sought to establish the extent of relationship between broken homes and academic achievement. The statistical method used in analyzing the data was the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (r). Reliable and validated questionnaires which were designed to elicit information on the hypotheses of study were used. Six senior secondary schools were randomly selected for the study. One hundred and fifty respondents from single parent homes were used for the study. 25 respondents were randomly selected from six schools. Results showed a significant relationship between broken homes and academic achievement of students. It was also discovered that female students from broken homes perform better in their studies than the male students, moreover, the result showed that low socio-economic status, also had an adverse effect on the academic performance of children from broken homes. It is recommended that personal social counselling should be rendered to students from broken homes, with a view to counselling students who are experiencing some challenges. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10