MODELLING THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF SINGLE PARENTHOOD ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS (A CASE STUDY OF ONDO STATE)
Abstract
This project work investigates the causes and effect of single parenthood on students’ academic performance in tertiary institutions, Ondo State. The research survey adopted a questionnaires as the instrument for data collection using a random sample of 500 respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Chi-square test and multiple regression analysis technique). All hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that, a larger percentage of the respondent agreed that marital violence is major cause of single parenthood. Also, majority agreed that the effect of single parenthood is low commitment toward children academics’ activities. Furthermore, the analysis showed that single parenthood does not affects students’ academic performance and there is a significant relationship between the causes, effects of single parenthood and students’ academic performance.
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