INFLUENCE OF BROKEN HOMES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This study was focused on the Influence of Broken Homes on Academic Performance of   Public Secondary School Students in Enugu State. The aim of this study is to find out how Broken Homes influence Academic Performance of Public Secondary School Students. Three purposes of the study and three research questions guided the study. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance.  The method of investigation the researcher used was the survey research design. All the teachers (8,280) in public secondary schools in Enugu State formed the population for the study. The sample size for the study is 828 respondents which is ten percent (10%) of the entire population from the six education zones in Enugu State that were used for the study. The instrument the researcher used was the questionnaire; designated Broken Home Questionnaire (BHQ).The instrument was validated by three experts; one in Measurement and Evaluation and two in Guidance and counseling.  The raw score method of the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) was used to establish the instrument reliability and the result indicated, r = 0.98.  Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. T–test was used to analyze and test the hypotheses. The result of the study confirmed that intact home influences students’ academic performance positively. Among others, the researcher recommended that harmonious family setup, should be advocated and included as part of working resources in the education system if the goals of National Policy on Education should be achieved.