THE CAUSES OF DEVIANT AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS IN EMOTAN GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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THE CAUSES OF DEVIANT AND DELINQUENT
BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS IN EMOTAN GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN OREDO LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to
find out, examine and investigate some of the deviant behaviour common among
students of Emotan Girls Grammar School in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo
State and how they can be eradicated or minimized. The information contained in
this project work is the result of my personal observation, oral interview and
with administered questionnaires to personnel, mostly teachers, parents and
students of the school. The result of my findings shows that the commonest
deviant behviour are assault and insult of both teachers and parents, uses of
charm, dishonesty, disobedience, drug offences, gambling, fighting, stealing,
truancy, mass demonstration, sex offence, wickedness and indiscipline. This is
as a result of influences, poor school physical condition, poor environment,
bad peer groups,. Lack of poor school materials such as textbooks and seats,
trace was also made to children from broken homes, poor family background and
children keeping bad companies with peer groups. If each of these problems a
solution has been suggested if these suggestions are applied by parents, guidance
and teachers and the problems of deviant will be reduced drastically in the
country and in Emotan Girls Grammar School.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Research question
Purpose of study
Significance of the study
Scope of study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
Population of the study
Sampling techniques
Research instrument
Validity of instrument
Procedure for data collection
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
Analysis of data
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, conclusion and recommendation
Suggestion for further research
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Deviant behaviour can be defined as not keeping to the rules or norms of the
society, or the schools norms. According to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary
six editions define deviant behaviour as differently from others usually of
expected and according to chambers dictionary in twentieth century. Deviant
behaviour is to deviate from the norms of a particular people in the society or
community. That is turning aside or away from set shown rules of
political system or principle of a social, such behaviour could be seen as
crime, drunkenness, indiscipline in school, home prostitution, cultism,
gambling, other. It has been observed that quite number of students in higher
institution of learning are deviant behaviour they become deviant when they engage
in activities which are neither under the control of the school system in the
society. In Nigeria society today is developing hence it required an education
system that will enable the youth to understand the society and cultural
heritage. This will help in the preservation of the society and the culture and
will also help in preparing of citizens for a changing attitude, knowledge,
skills manpower, and experience in the societies. The education of the youths
is very essential in order to ensure the confidence of the citizens to the
social and economic development of the country as well as raining the standard
of living generally.
Nigerian education system must stimulate the spirit of patriotism and lay the
solid function of national and international understanding and cooperation in
our children. Through education service those manifestation can be eradicated
of deviant behaviour in schools, of which a lot of bad behaviour are such
smoking drunkenness, stealing, abortion, murder, gambling, prostitution etc.
the eradication of which can be done by attempting to restructure the in term
and organization of the school, peer group, religious institutions and all
other primary organizations in the society. The family as an agent of
socialization could have significant impact on the child. This is evident from
the fact that it is the first place where the child learn about leadership and
what it takes, here basis skills and behaviour pattern have to behave in the
home are taught by the parents. The school as agent of socialization and
training institution for out future learners and manpower needed in our society
is also faced with an acute problem which also affect the society as large.
This problem is that of deviant behaviour which a form of indiscipline is. The
problem of deviant society manifest itself in the Nigeria society and most of
our school product for example lack of total commitment and dedication of their
work, lateness to work, absenteeism, neglect of duty and parent who feels less
concern about their children by going late when the children are already asleep
etc. all these have a way of retarding progress of work and also limit our
effectiveness and efficiency. The school a guise organization should be able to
deliver real services, which is geared to the betterment of the government and
the society, such as the ability to teach morals, punctuality, regularity,
honesty, dedication to work and loyalty to work. This means that the schools
should be able to produce disciplined pupils whom will later become good
citizens who are free from any deviant act or behaviour be it drug addiction,
gambling, truancy in school, abortion, smoking, sexual immorality, failure to
serve punishment, murder, prostitution, bribery and corruption etc.
Deviant behaviour is an act of indiscipline or
behaviour disorder which served as a major is of great source of some social
vices in Nigeria society, which is of great concern to the parents, government
and teachers. Source of these social vices are increased rate of dropout in
school drug abuse among youths, gambling, stealing, pick pocket and they also
constitute nuisance of the society.
There is an adage which says that idle mind is the devils workshop. This
denotes since deviant behaviour has made student to involve in bad habit they
move about not staying in school to learn and they move about the streets and
alleges without sense of direction, they are likely to meet with bad friends
who are corrupt and learn all form of bad act from there they are likely to be
tempted to engage in deviant behaviour’ such as stealing drunkenness,
committing abortion, absenteeism from school and others.
STATEMENT OF THE PROMBLE
The study is concern with the
investigation of the cause of deviant behaviour among some selected secondary
students and how it affects the academic performance of the child in Emotan
Girls Grammar School. The influence of student background on
deviant behaviour in schools as well as examine the possible influence of the
school environment teachers, parent, society, peer group ups behaviour in
promoting deviant behaviour among student. To arrest or minimize the ugly
situation and answer to the following questions would be sought out.
i
Could the effect of deviant
behaviour contribute to the performance of the child.
ii.
To what extent has deviant behaviour contribute
to the academic performance of the child?
iii. Could deviant behaviour attribute to parent inability
to meet the student school need?
iv. Could deviant behaviour cause students dropout from
school
THE PURPOSE OF STUDY
This study is concern to sets out
and achieves the following.
i.
To
investigate whether parents in some ways, either knowing or unknowingly
contribute to the deviant behaviour of students in secondary school.
ii.
To
determine whether the nature of the school administration has
influence whether the socio-economic factors in Oredo Local Government Area of
Edo State have any influence on deviant behaviour among secondary school
students.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
This
study will reveal that the incidence of deviant behaviour among some selected
students of Emotan Girls Grammar School in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo
State is high. The suggestion to be made in this study will go a long way
to minimize the problem. Basically, this study is necessary and it is important
to the development of children, mostly in this our present complex society. To
provide an insight to child needs and how best these could be met.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.
Why
is deviant behaviour common among secondary school students?
2.
What
are the effect of deviant on the academic performance in secondary school, what
role can the parents school society and the environment in which they live
where play to control deviant behaviour in secondary school.
3.
What
are the possible solutions that could be adopted to eradicate deviant behaviour
in secondary schools?
4.
Do
broken homes contribute to deviant behaviour?
5.
What
is the attitude of parents towards deviant behaviour?
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study is expected to cover only students of Emotan Girls Grammar School Oredo
Local Government Area of Edo State. The investigation is limited to the
phenomenon of deviant and delinquent behaviour among the students in the
selected schools;
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Peer group: people who are similar in development
level such as age, education and other qualifications.
School administration: It is a
formalized system which, plan, coordinate, organize, staff, reporting and
evaluating of all matters of the entire school affairs.
Truancy: Act or habit
of staying away from school without permission.
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