Comparative Influence Of Broken Home And The Consumption Of Hard Drugs On Academic Performance Of History Students In Ilorin South And West

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Comparative Influence Of Broken Home And The Consumption Of Hard Drugs On Academic Performance Of History Students In Ilorin South And West (Charles)

Abstract

This study was carried out to examine the comparative influence of broken home and the consumption of hard drugs on academic performance of history students in Ilorin South and West. The study was specifically carried out to ascertain the causes of broken home among family of students in Ilorin South and West, ascertain the prevalence of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West, identity the causes of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West, investigate the effect of broken home on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West, and investigate the effect of hard drugs consumption on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of history students of some selected secondary schools in students in Ilorin South and West. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 229 respondents and 210 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and mean scores. While the hypotheses were tested using Chi- square statistical tool. The result of the findings reveals that broken home has a negative effect on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West. Furthermore, the study reveals that hard drugs consumption has a negative effect on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West. Therefore, it is recommended that parents should consider the implications of broken homes, especially divorce in areas of academic, emotional, social and adjustments especially, in senior secondary schools and health workers should organize seminars and lectures on drug abuse and also teach the students the dangers of drug misuse and abuse; they should take the pain of visiting medical stores and schools regularly to check the type and quality of drugs. To mention but a few.

Table of Content

  • Title Page
  • Certification
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgement
  • Table of Content
  • List of Tables
  • Abstract

Chapter One:

Introduction

  • 1.1 Background of the Study
  • 1.2 Statement of the Problem
  • 1.3 Objective of the Study
  • 1.4 Research Questions
  • 1.5 Research Hypothesis
  • 1.6 Significance of the Study
  • 1.7 Scope of the Study
  • 1.8 Limitation of the Study
  • 1.9 Definition of Terms
  • 1.10 Organisations of the Study

Chapter Two:

Review of Literature

  • 2.1 Conceptual Framework
  • 2.2 Theoretical Framework
  • 2.3 Empirical Review

Chapter Three:

Research Methodology

  • 3.1 Research Design
  • 3.2 Population of the Study
  • 3.3 Sample Size Determination
  • 3.4 Sample Size Selection Technique and Procedure
  • 3.5 Research Instrument and Administration
  • 3.6 Method of Data Collection
  • 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
  • 3.8 Validity of the Study
  • 3.9 Reliability of the Study
  • 3.10 Ethical Consideration

Chapter Four:

Data Presentation and Analysis

  • 4.1 Data Presentation
  • 4.2 Analysis of Data
  • 4.3 Answering Research Questions
  • 4.4 Test of Hypotheses

Chapter Five:

Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation

  • 5.1 Summary
  • 5.2 Conclusion
  • 5.3 Recommendation
  • References
  • APPENDIX
  • QUESTIONNAIRE

Chapter One

Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study

The child‟s home is a primary agent of education where the child acquires socialization. The home lays the psychological, moral and spiritual foundation in the overall development of the child (Ogbeide, Odiase and Omofuma 2013). Therefore, the home is a determining factor in children‟s behaviour and thus influences their academic, emotional and social adjustments. A stable home is the one that consists of the father, mother and children without separation, divorce, death of one or both parents, desertion or single parenthood (Achilike, 2017). The relationship between couples must be cordial in order to breed peaceful coexistence and understanding: the absence of which breeds instability and frustration in children.

Broken homes exist where children are left to their own ideas and solutions due to lack of care, affection and control by their parents (Omoruyi, 2014). Broken homes are thus, affected by divorce, separation, death of one or both of the parents, desertion or single-parenthood. Terms such as adopted children, divorce, separation and parental deprivation are usually associated with broken homes and their associated with academic, emotional and social adjustments of children from such homes, where lives can be awesome for them (Akuto, 2017). In such niches, the family structures play great roles in children‟s adjustments. Researchers such as (Achilike, 2017 and Omoruyi, 2014) have shown that broken homes are fertile breeding grounds for children‟s stress, tension, lack of motivation, frustration and depression which are instrumental to their academic, emotional and social adjustments. On the other hand, training received from stable homes is of great importance in their personality, academic, social and economic achievement. It can safe to state that live in homes (stable or unstable), the social and economic status of the family in the community and many other conditions can influence children‟s adjustment especially, their academic, emotion and social dispositions in the senior secondary school level. There is the tendency for children from broken homes to associate with others designated as societal deviants with the result of emulating their negative habits. Poor adjustments occur when children are unable to adapt or cope with societal norms or best practices (Kasoma, 2012). Children from broken homes are likely to stay away from school because their parents can no longer monitor them effectively. Such children may also have identities such as laziness, low academic performance and social instability because they will not be able to settle down for meaningful achievements. This in turn, influences their normal adjustment to academic, emotional and social spheres while in school. The lack of attention from parents therefore, influences the overall development of children especially, their academic, emotion and social performances.

Drug abuse is referred to as substance abuse which involves the repeated and excessive use of chemical substances to achieve certain effects. These substances may be street or illicit drugs illegal due to their potentials for addition and abuse. They can also be drug obtained with a prescription, use of the pleasure rather than medical reasons. The most unfortunate victims of these drug are the students (youths) these acts or activities are never in conformity to the general accept modes of behavior in the society. Drug abuse being the major cause of poor performance and which to violence act such as rape, armed robbery, cultism, murder, theft, fighting e.t.c drug abuse leads to a wide range of anti social tendencies as mentioned above. It starts during the adolescent stage where the child feels it s fun to get involved in drugs and can develop into a chronic addict and can cause untimely dealth.

1.2 Statement of the Problem

One of the difficulties affecting school children’s academic performance is the issue of broken homes drugs abuse. In modern culture, children are occasionally exposed at a young age to different hazards such as starvation, infections, and the desire to survive due to the absence of one or both of their parents. According to Datta (2014), Children who live in broken households are related with emotional stress, which can hamper intellectual development, allowing such children to grow up without being properly schooled. Issa (2019) further opined that couples who are efficient and satisfied in their responsibilities are more likely to have their children perform well in school (Datta, 2014). However, the absence of one or both parents deprives children of the consistent love, care, security, and comprehensive support to which they have become used, and tends to distinguish children in the eyes of their peers. More so, such children, sadly, have little or no parental care, security, or academic assistance.

The menace of drug abuse among students has been the centre of attraction for comments, debates and discussion amongst the public, media and other intelligentsia.

Drug abuse has been a problem Nigeria schools, cases of students appearing before school and community disciplinary committee, as well as psychiatric homes is on the increase. The phenomenon exhibits a great deal if worry in some parents, teachers, e.t.c, who are somehow not able to succeed in their attempt to control their addicted children or wards. These related issues do exert significant effect on children’s academic performance, emotional well-being, social and moral development, and overall well-being. Against this backdrop, it becomes imperative to examine comparative influence of broken home and the consumption of hard drugs on academic performance of history students in Ilorin South and West.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

The major of this study is to critically examine comparative influence of broken home and the consumption of hard drugs on academic performance of history students in Ilorin South and West. By extension, this study will specifically;

  1. Ascertain the causes of broken home among family of students in Ilorin South and West.
  2. Ascertain the prevalence of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West
  3. Identity the causes of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West.
  4. Investigate the effect of broken home on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West.
  5. Investigate the effect of hard drugs consumption on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West.

1.4 Research Questions

  1. What are the causes of broken home among family of students in Ilorin South and West?
  2. What are the prevalence of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West?
  3. What are the causes of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West?
  4. What is the effect of broken home on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West?
  5. What is the effect of hard drugs consumption on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West?

1.5 Research Hypothesis

  • Ho: There is no significant difference between the effect of broken home and Hard drugs consumption on history students academic performance in Ilorin South and West.
  • Ha: There is a significant difference between the effect of broken home and Hard drugs consumption on history students academic performance in Ilorin South and West.

1.6  Significance of the Study

The study will be of significance to both the students, parent and the society at large will be able to benefit from this study. It will enable people to know the various evils that broken homes and drug abuse can cause on students academic performance which determine the type of citizens they will become in future.

It also offers useful recommendations or suggestions on broken homes and how it can be prevented by parents children and the nation as a whole. It will enlighten parent knowledge on how broken homes can be prevented.

The will be of utmost benefits to students and authority of the secondary schools in Nigeria as it serves as a blue print in curtailing the consumption of drugs in the school environment.

The study will be of relevance to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) and other relevant bodies in combating drug abuse and addiction in the society as well dish out tips that can help those addicted to drugs turn a new a leave. Finally, the study will contribute to the general body of knowledge and serve as a reference material to student and scholars who wishes to conduct further studies in related field.

1.7 Scope of the Study

The study generally focuses on comparative influence of broken home and the consumption of hard drugs on academic performance of history students in Ilorin South and West. Hence, the study will be delimited to some selected secondary secondary schools in Ilorin South and West.

1.8 Limitation of the Study

In the course of carrying out this study, the researcher experienced some constraints, which included time constraints, financial constraints, language barriers, and the attitude of the respondents.

In addition, there was the element of researcher bias. Here, the researcher possessed some biases that may have been reflected in the way the data was collected, the type of people interviewed or sampled, and how the data gathered was interpreted thereafter. The potential for all this to influence the findings and conclusions could not be downplayed.

More so, the findings of this study are limited to the sample population in the study area, hence they may not be suitable for use in comparison to other schools, local governments, states, and other countries in the world.

1.9 Definitions of Terms

Home:

A home is where a family lives. It may be alternated to the word “house” but a house is more appropriately referring to the material construction, whereas “home” refer to the intangible thing that bind together the family members. It is the immeasurable love and care that keep together the mother father and their children.

Broken Home:

In the ordinary sense broken home can be defined as a situation where by their separation in between a wife and her husband, which simply refers to divorce. On the other hands, broken home can be described as a family setup in which the parent are separated from each other.

Drug abuse:

The use of illegal drugs or the use of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts. Drug abuse may lead to social, physical, emotional, and job-related problems.

Academic Performance:

Academic performance is the measurement of student achievement across various academic subjects. It is the extent to which a student has attained their short or long-term educational goal.

1.10 Organization of the Studies

The study is categorized into five chapters. The first chapter presents the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions and hypothesis, the significance of the study, scope/limitations of the study, and definition of terms. The chapter two covers the review of literature with emphasis on conceptual framework, theoretical framework, and empirical review. Likewise, the chapter three which is the research methodology, specifically covers the research design, population of the study, sample size determination, sample size, and selection technique and procedure, research instrument and administration, method of data collection, method of data analysis, validity and reliability of the study, and ethical consideration. The second to last chapter being the chapter four presents the data presentation and analysis, while the last chapter(chapter five) contains the summary, conclusion and recommendation.

Chapter Five

Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations:

5.1 Introduction

This chapter summarizes the findings on comparative influence of broken home and the consumption of hard drugs on academic performance of history students in Ilorin South and West. The chapter consists of summary of the study, conclusions, and recommendations.

5.2 Summary of the Study

In this study, our focus was to examine comparative influence of broken home and the consumption of hard drugs on academic performance of history students in Ilorin South and West. The study was specifically carried out to ascertain the causes of broken home among family of students in Ilorin South and West, ascertain the prevalence of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West, identity the causes of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West, investigate the effect of broken home on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West, and investigate the effect of hard drugs consumption on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West.

The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 210 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are history students of some selected secondary schools in students in Ilorin South and West.

5.3 Conclusion

Based on the findings of this study, the researcher concluded that;

  1. The causes of broken home among family of students in Ilorin South and West includes: financial issues, sexual misunderstanding, early marriage, teen pregnancy, and health problem.
  2. The prevalence of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West is high.
  3. The causes of hard drugs consumption among history students in Ilorin South and West includes: curiosity, parents involvement in drugs, media, lack of parental care/supervision, depression, and peer influence.
  4. Broken home has a negative effect on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West.
  5. Hard drugs consumption has a negative effect on the academic performance of history student in Ilorin South and West.

5.4 Recommendations

Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations are proffered.

  1. Parents should consider the implications of broken homes, especially divorce in areas of academic, emotional, social and adjustments especially, in senior secondary schools.
  2. School counsellors should train parents on the dire need for them to stay together as husbands and wives for the academic, emotion and social adjustments of their children.
  3. Family therapy should be sought for assistance to avoid some cases of broken homes.
  4. Governments should create awareness on the ills of broken homes on the academic, emotional and social adjustments of students through training, workshops and seminars.
  5. Parents should study their childrens’ behaviour in order to be able to detect any change in behaviour. They should also try to know their children intellectual ability, so that they can give useful advice on their future academic career.
  6. Health workers should organize seminars and lectures on drug abuse and also teach the students the dangers of drug misuse and abuse; they should take the pain of visiting medical stores and schools regularly to check the type and quality of drugs.
  7. The teachers on their part should encourage the students, praise efforts only not condemn, instead they should commend they should set good drug use and abuse. The government should design a drug education programme because education plays fundamental role in helping to fight the misuse of drugs in the school in particular and the public in general.

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