Family Structure / Parenthood and the Academic Achievement Behaviour of Adolescent Students in College of Education in Nigeria
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of family structure and parenthood on the academic achievement behaviour of students in a College of Education. Survey design was used. The sample for the study consisted of 200 students drawn from the five schools in Enugu State College of Education (Technical) Enugu. The adapted form of Guidance and Counseling on achievement behaviour Grade form was used for data collection and the data collected were subjected to statistical analysis. The three null hypothesis formulated were tested at 0.05level of significance. The results showed that significant differences existed between the academic achievement behaviour of students from single-parent family and those from two-parent parental structures. The results also indicated significant differences in academic achievement behaviour of male and female students compared on two types of parental structures. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended that school counselors should be employed in all schools and that they should provide necessary assistance to students especially those from single-parent family to enable them overcome their emotional challenges.
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Dr Sylvester Okenyi, Dr Gabriel S Enyi
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