IMPACT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION STUDENTS IN ZARIA EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
IMPACT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION STUDENTS IN ZARIA EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE
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2014-02
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SOLOMON, Philomena Member
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Abstract
This study is on Impact of Juvenile Delinquency on Academic Performance
of Junior Secondary School Social Studies Students in Zaria educational
zone in Kaduna State. The study made use of three research questions and
three null hypotheses. The population of respondents for the study was
34,564 students from public schools in Zaria Educational Zone. The sample
size was 80 JS3 students from GGSS Chindit and GGSS Kofan Gayanan.
The data for the study was collected by the use of test instrument with
reliability of 0.82. The student t-test was used to test the hypotheses
formulated for the study. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of
significance. The findings showed that: non delinquent students performed
better than delinquent students even without treatment. Non delinquent
students performed better than delinquent students even when taught
together. There was higher level of delinquency among the older juvenile
than the younger ones.The academic performance of delinquent students
improved after been taught. The researcher made the following
recommendations among others that: Delinquent students should be shown
love by teachers as this will instill value and self esteem in the students
which will in turn enhance learning. Teachers should not neglect delinquent
students in the course of teaching but rather try to understand each student
as an individual and treat each as such.Counselling units should be set up in
all secondary schools in Zaria educational zone. School authorities should
always seek the support of parents in formulating policies. Conclusions were
drawn and recommendations for further researches were made.
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DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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IMPACT,, JUVENILE,, DELINQUENCY,, ACADEMIC,, PERFORMANCE,, SECONDARY SCHOOL,, SOCIAL STUDIES,, EDUCATION,, ZARIA,, KADUNA STATE.