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INFLUENCE OF
PEER GROUP ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENT’S IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study
probes the impact which Tv has on the cultural values of the Nigeria youths. It
specifically tackles the impact of western Tv programes on Nigeria University
students. The research posits that the current trends in cultural behaviour of
youths in Nigeria as observed among Caritas student Enugu is significantly
associated with their perception of western culture and exposure to western Tv programmes.
The assumption that foreign media content has direct powerful effects is shared
by optimistic modernization theory. Lerner (1962) Rogers (1964) Schramm (1964)
and the later critical perspective of cultural and media imperialism. McPhail
(1981), (1984) Gerbuer (1977). The research applies the theory of acculturation
along with the culturation hypothesis. “Defluer and Dennis 1991, Garbner 1977,
Morgan 1991” explains that acculturation of Nigeria youths take place as a
result of exposure to western Tv which influence the perception of Tv reality
and alters self-image. From the review of related literature, the following
hypotheses emerged for testing HI: More exposure to Tv will tend to
identification of western television stars as models. H2: The improvement of
Local Tv movies industries will increase Nigerian youths’ preference for local
Tv product. Research hypotheses 1 and 2 received statistical support from the
analysis of collected data using the survey research method Recommendations to
check the cultural genocide for further research were preferred.
This paper looked at indecent dressing, a dress
pattern that is common among students of higher institutions of
learning in _igeria particularly, the female ones by
examining the various forms that these dresses appear,
reasons why these students dress indecently such as
poor parenting, peer pressure, wrong use of the Internet,
fading values as well as demonic influence among
others. The negative consequences of dressing indecently
were identified to include rape, prostitution,
HIV/AIDS and other venereal disease infection as well as armed
robbery, lying and poor school grades. Recommendations
put forward included that parents be good moral
exemplars to their children, give them attention and
regulate the films they watch at homes, the mass media
must promote good moral values, religious leaders must
preach against, counsel and deliver those under
demonic
influence, as well as the introduction of college or university uniforms for
students.
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Indecent appearance has come to characterize the dress
pattern of many students on the campuses of higher learning in Nigeria. There
is hardly any higher institution of learning in this country that is not faced
with this nauseating problem. The way students on these campuses of learning
particularly, the female ones, dress seductively leaves much to be desired What
the girls call skirts that they wear is just “one inch” longer than their
pants. When they put on such dresses, they struggle to sit down, find
difficulty in climbing machines, cross gutters as well as pick anything from
the ground. Apart from the skimpy and tight fitting nature of these dresses,
they are again transparent; revealing certain parts of the bodies that under
normal dressing patterns ought to be hidden away from the glare of people. In
the case of boys, their pattern of dress is different.
It makes them to look so dirty and
very unattractive with unkempt hairs and dirty jeans having pockets of holes
deliberately created around the knees and the lower part of the trousers
allowed to flow on the ground because they go through their heals into their
legs as socks. The waist of their trousers are lowered and fastened tightly at
the middle of the two bottom lobes to reveal their boxers (pants). And when
they are walking, they drag their legs and one of their hands particularly, the
left one, cupping their invisible scrotum as if they will fall to the ground if
not supported. Many of them because of how they dressed had at one time or the
other become victims of rape, lured into prostitution, used for ritual purpose,
unable to complete their education or
training and also engaged in other ancillary social
and moral problems like cultism and lying to mention these few. Although, there
are no universally acceptable way or ways of dressing, dresses are meant to
serve some definable purposes, country or region notwithstanding. They are part
of a peoples culture and they define their tribal or ethnic identity.
Apart from dresses being a means for
cultural identity, they are for ornamental or aesthetic purposes, for
protection of the body against harsh weather conditions as well as for covering
the intimate parts of the body (Answer.com, 2011; &Articlesbase.com, 2011).
These purposes are important especially as they form major aspects of a
person’s personality. But as important as these purposes are, they have been defeated
by the
generation of Nigerian youths (Articlesbase.com,
2011). Their dress patterns are most times anti-African, and are invented. They
usually dress in a manner that does not show that they are responsible
(nigerianfilms.com, 2009). The African culture and particularly that of Nigeria
encourage modesty in appearance as do the Christian and Islamic religions
where the larger population of these youths claim to
be worshipping God.
This un-African dress pattern among the youths of
this generation has generated lots of concern and
worry among the citizenry of the country. Religious
institutions as well as institutions of learning are
not
resting on their oars to watch this immoral act being
perpetuated, but they speak against it. For instance,
Olori (2003) reported that at the University of Abuja
rules were made that any dress won must cover
intimate parts of the body, must not expose the
breast, stomach, navel and bare chest. But on this
very campus students still dress indecently. In the
same vein, in Kogi State College of Education,
Ankpa, where this study is focused, it seems that the
introduction of a dress code was misinterpreted by
the students to mean they should dress indecently.
This is because what became obvious with students in
this college after the introduction of this dress code
was the alarming and arrant ways that they began to
dress indecently. One is not however surprised
because what is typical of most Nigerian
administrators is always a wide gap between policy
formulation and execution. Indecent dressing even
though is not accepted as the normality, is seen to be
gaining ascendancy. One then wonders what
becomes of the society tomorrow with the caliber of
students that are being trained. If rules are made for
people, they suppose to be adequately informed why
such rules are made. It is for this very reason that
this
paper attempts to counsel students about the
causeeffects
of dressing indecently as well as suggests
solutions that could remedy the further spread of this
immoral act
on campuses of learning in Nigeria.
1.2
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The purpose
of the study is to investigate the extent to which peer group contribute to the
academic performance of the child. The research will also find out whether peer
group influence will contribute to the academic growth of its member
furthermore, the investigative behavioral aspect of the peer group on a
academic performance of student.
1.3
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The concern
of the peer group on the academic performance of student in selected secondary
schools Efforts would be concentrated on the following
(1) children interaction with
their peers
(2) stages of the formation
with their group
(3) peer group influence on
academic performance of the students
(4) the implication of a peer
group on individual teachers educational administration, policy makers etc
1.4
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In examining peer group effect in influencing in the study of agricultural
science it is necessary to ask the following question
(1) How those peer group
influence the choice of an individual students
(2) To what extent those the
peer group influence the individual students in choice agricultural subject
(3) What factor contributed to
the choice of an individual student in choosing agricultural science in
secondary school
1.5
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
In examining peer group effect in influencing in the study of agricultural
science it is necessary to ask the following question
(1) How those peer group
influence the choice of an individual students
(2) To what extent those the
peer group influence the individual students in choice agricultural subject
(3) What factor contributed to
the choice of an individual student in choosing agricultural science in
secondary school
1.6
RELEVANCE OF STUDY
\study will help in knowing more about the peer group
and their stages. It will help in finding out the peer group influence on
pre-adolescent and implication on them.
The work will help in finding out the influence of the peer group on the
academic performance of students.
The research will help in findings solutions to the problem caused by poser
group influence. It will also help in relating the peer group of male and female
together in terms of the relationship.
The project will also help to find out the bad and good aspect of peer group
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