INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL SEPARATION ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF ECONOMICS STUDENT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN IKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Abstract
This study was meant to examine the influence of parental separation on the academic performance of senior secondary School Economics students in Ika South Local Government Area. To achieve the aim of the study five research questions and five null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprises of public seniors Economics students in Ika South local government area. Twenty-one (21) public secondary school in Ika South local government area of Delta, comprising 7, 246 Economics students. The sample size consists of 200 students draw from the population using purposive sampling technique. Instruments for data collection is the questionnaire titled influence of parental separation on the academic performance of senior secondary school economics student (IPSAPSSSES). The instrument was administered to sample population that is not part of the study was estimated using Cronbach alpha and a coefficient of 0.815 was obtained as a measure of internal consistency. The date collection was analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. the descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions formulate while inferential statistics of t-test will be used to test the hypothesis formulated at 0.05 level of significance.The findings reached from the study revealed that:they find it difficult to concentrate in Economics class due to issues at home caused by their parents’ separation, parental separation has made them lose focus during Economics lessons, they often think about their family problems during class, which affects their understanding of Economics and recommendation was made that Government at all levels should provide access to trained counselors to support students dealing with emotional and psychological distress caused by parental separation
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