EFFECT OF BROKEN HOME ON ACCADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

Student: Oluwabunmi Esther Olowooyile
Supervisor: Dr Aliyu Uba
HOD: Dr Aliyu Uba
Department of Education and English Language
Arts
Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State. (affl To OAU, Ile-Ife)

Abstract

This research work examined the effect of Broken Home on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. One hundred (100) students were randomly selected from ten Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo West Local Government to form the sample for this study. Eighteen item opinion questionnaires was developed and administered. The questionnaire was validated by seasoned experts. The means and simple percentage were used to answer the research questions while the t-test statistic were used to test the hypotheses. The result revealed that Broken Home exerts a lot of Effect on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was among others recommended that; the government and school proprietors should employ school counselors in all secondary schools to provide the necessary assistance to children from broken homes, Parents especially single and foster parents should adequately supervise children to boost their self-esteem.

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