EFFECT OF DIVORCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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EFFECT OF DIVORCE ON THE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OREDO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
This project work deals with the effect of divorce
on the academic performance of students in some selected secondary school in
Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The purpose of the study is to
identify the effects of divorce on the academic performance of students in
secondary schools.
In pursuance of the study certain
problems, which require solutions, were identified and they are;
1.
Students
from broken homes suffer a lot of psychological and emotional disturbance,
which leads to academic and social backwardness in schools.
2.
Insecurity
and un-ruling attitudes of step parents to these students leads them to steal
items that do not belong to them in school.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the problem
Statement of the problem
Purpose of study
Significance of study
Hypothesis/research question
Scope of study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology
Research design
Population
Sample and sampling procedure
Instrument of data collection
Administration of instrument
Validation of instrument
Reliability of the instrument
Method of data collection
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis of data and discussion of findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Findings
Recommendations
Conclusion
Suggestions
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM
In ancient societies, marriage of
a youth was part of the responsibilities of his parents, where a man was made
to marry a wife that was chosen or selected for him by his parents, the young
man had no choice but to accept his wife with joy and thanks. All a time he
could certainly not afford to keep a wife, all maintenance was burned of the
parents.
According to Landis, H. P.
(1977), in the past, marriage were a matter within the clan and its
environments, parents were not anxious to see their sons getting married to
girls from distant places or other tribes. Marriage were arranged by parents on
basis of family friendship and such marriage hardly break up because of he
close relationship between both parents.
Divorce in the ancient times was
also very rare, because of penalties of proven infidelity and fear of offending
with of both families.
In Nigeria, there are four
clearly defined types of marriages, ewe have the church marriage conducted in
the church or statutory marriages, court marriage is performed at the Moslem
mosques and marriages contracted according to the native law and customs of any
given ethnic group known as the traditional marriage.
In 1979, according to Fumilaya
Davis, marriage was made for the purpose of having children so as to establish
a family because marriage was ordained by God to serve this purpose, when these
children are eventually born, they are seen as God’s blessing and as a gift to
their parents as they are social and economic assets to their parents.
The family this time needs a home
to live in and feel secured, thus home is a place where a family live and also
a place where one secures love. It is a place which provides all individual
need, in order to fit into the society successfully. A home provides for good
physical, mental, psychological and spiritual development of its members. A
home built on love, mutual understanding and good planning is able to met its
goals and a home where love and understanding are lacking is bound to crack and
in all direction, thus, broken homes are homes or families where either the
father or the mother has cased to be member of such home or family through
divorce, desertion to mention but a few.
Divorce therefore can be defined
as a personal misfortune for either of the spouse in any society. But it is a
universal escape for the inevitable tension of marriage.
Divorce as a mater of fact breaks
through bonds which once united two individual and their family. Marriage is a
step in life, in which a person plans as in a career or even business where one
can either fail or succeed. This bond dissolution can occur as a result of
extra – marital practices by either the partners, early marriages.
The objective of the family is
the proper upbringing of children, which is very important to them than the happiness
of the parents. This is because the early years of child’s life are for the
information of personality and these are the years that are spent mainly in
association with parents, sibling and the family. The home as the child’s
immediate environment forms the basis for personality development, which
accompanies the individual throughout life.
As a result of divorce or broken
home, children fail to develop ties to one or few important persons in the
family and when these ties are disrupted, children are taught to be impaired in
developing close relationship in adulthood.
These children feel bitter and
carry over the tension from home to school. As a result, they cannot think
clearly or critically as a happy person and at the same time cannot concentrate
on anything taught at school, when a mother is out of a home, leaving the
children under the charity and mercy of step pother, these children are made to
face many problems, like emotional disturbance (fear insecurity), not inspired
to study malnutrition, sickness and disease, negligence, as such they are not
likely to perform up to expectation at school.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Many problems are associated with
divorce or broken home, which reflects on the performance of children in
schools, some of these problems are;
1
It has
been observed that children from broken homes suffer, some other problems e.g.
non-provision of some basic necessities like, clothing, food, learning
materials etc.
2
There is
increase in domestic work and redistribution of household chairs which leaves
the children with little or no time for their studies.
3
Insecurity:
Step mother or step father do not show much love and affection to their step
children which makes them suffer from mental retardation and miserable. They
show behavioral responses like lying, stealing, playing, truant in school etc.
In view of this, the researcher
is forced to wonder whether extra sexual relationship and finance problem could
lead to broken homes and if really broken home is the cause of decrease on the
academic performance of children in school. A close look at other turnout of
secondary school graduates reveals a lot of “half cooked”, “half boiled” and
“half baked” scholars both academically, socially and otherwise.
This goes to motivate the
researchers’ fear that divorce may have negative effect on the academic
performance of students
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The researcher is
interested in the study of the effects of divorce or broken homes on the
academic performance of students in secondary school.
In view of this, the study is
geared towards identifying the cause and problems of broken homes and the
effects on the academic performance of students in selected secondary schools
in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The researcher also hopes to
education married couples and the general public of the consequences of divorce
or broken home on the children and to encourage them to live harmoniously in
order to bring up children who will successfully fit into the society and
become useful to themselves and the society.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This study will give the
researcher a deep insight into how divorce affects the academic performance of
students in schools because whatever happens in the home has a bearing on the
academic performance of the students.
Therefore, it is necessary to
eradicate the youngsters who are yet to marry about the problems and causes of
divorce and their consequences on the children. This will make youngsters to be
careful when choosing their life partners.
Findings from this study will aid children from parents who have divorced
the understanding of the problems experienced by the children and give them
assurance about their future.
RESEARCH QUESTION
The present increase in the academic performance of students in our secondary
school call for immediate attention, the researcher is eager to find out what
exactly are the cause of this problem and the consequence on the children of
such marriage. The following questions will be used for the study of these
problems;
1
Does
children from broken homes perform better than children from unbroken homes
academically?
2
Does
students/children who perform poorly in school are all from divorced homes?
3
Does
divorce affect the academic performance of students?
4
Are
children/students from broken homes opportune to plan with their sponsors what
course to pursue in life?
5
Does
insecurity and un – ruling attitudes of step parents of students of broken home
lead them to steal love at school?
SCOPE OF STUDY
There are many secondary schools
in Oredo Local Government Area where this research is to be carried out but due
to time factor and poor financial position, the researcher shall limit this
study to four different secondary schools;
1.
Baptist
High School
2.
Ihogbe
College
3.
Edokpolor
Secondary School
4.
Idia
College
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Divorce:
This is a legal separation of husband and wife leaving each other free to
remarry. It is also to break off a marriage legally.
Marriage:
A state of being legally joined as husband and wife
Family: A
group of people who are closely related especially father, mother and their
children
Infidelity:
Disloyalty or a state of being unfaithful to the husband or wife sexuality out
matrimonial home
Couple:
Two people together especially a husband and wife
Youngster:
Young person or young boys and girls yet to marry.
Early
marriage: A situation where either of the spouse is not ripe enough for
marriage before getting married.
Universal
escape: Means of regaining freedom from tensions of marriage
Family
goals: the aims and objective which a family strive to achieve for better
living.
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