IMPACT OF SINGLE PARENTAL UPBRINGING ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT AS A TEACHING SUBJECT IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

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dc.contributor.authorPRISCA, ONYINYE NJOKU
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-06T13:53:31Z
dc.date.available2015-03-06T13:53:31Z
dc.date.issued2014-04
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS OF EDUCATION (M.ED) DEGREE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA- KADUNA STATE APRIL, 2014en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the impact of single parental upbringing on academic performance of senior secondary school students in Government as a teaching subject in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The purpose of this study was to appraise how academic performance of students in Government is influenced by single parental upbringing. Specifically the study sought to find out how income status, educational attainment, to asses the level at which student academic performance between those of single parent and two patents and occupational status of single parent affects the academic performance of senior secondary school students who are learning Government. Four research questions and Hypotheses each were formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The research design used were partly survey and partly quasi experimental. The instrument used for data collections were questionnaire and achievement test. The population for the study consisted of teachers and students of public and private secondary schools in Zaria Local Government Area. A sample size of twelve (12) teachers and Three Hundred and Twenty- Three (323) students were randomly drawn from the entire population of the study. While the achievement test was administered to the students, the questionnaire was filled by the teachers. Findings show that educational attainment of single parents has significant impact on students’ academic performance, the study identified that occupational status of single parents has a great impact on students academic performance, It was established that there exist significant relationship between parental income and academic performance of students from poor and wealthy single/ two- parental home . Recommendations were put forward that stigmatization of single parents and their children should be discouraged forthwith by enacting all relevant law; parents should be mindful of their children’s especial education before contemplating divorce and separation. It was suggested that a work plan be designed to address the prevalent cases of single parenting of homes for use as policy formulation in the country. There is need to examine the judicial role of courts in the land with regards to record keeping as input for orientation of homes on the danger of divorce or separation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6131
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectUPBRINGING,en_US
dc.subjectACADEMIC,en_US
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE,en_US
dc.subjectSENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT,en_US
dc.subjectTEACHING SUBJECT IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT,en_US
dc.titleIMPACT OF SINGLE PARENTAL UPBRINGING ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT AS A TEACHING SUBJECT IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATEen_US
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