EFFECT OF DRUG ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

NWOBODO, Rev. Fr. Donatus and Nwadiuso, Doris Nnadi (2019) EFFECT OF DRUG ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE. Advance Journal of Education and Social Science, 4 (8). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2237-1470

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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of drug abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study adopted a survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 10 out of 25 secondary schools in Udi local Government Area that were involved in the study. From each secondary school selected, stratified random sampling technique was used to select 15 students totaling 150 students. Out of the 150 students, 93 are females while 58 are males. A questionnaire instrument developed by the researcher and validated by experts was used for data collection. Cronbach alpha was employed in establishing the reliability of the instrument which yielded 0.89. The data collected with the instrument was analyzed using mean to answer the research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. The criterion of agreement of positive value is a mean of 2.5 and above and that of disagreement of negative value, a mean of below 2.5. Items with mean value of 3.5 and above were considered as being highly rated, The results showed that students’ activities are not always monitored by parents and school authorities which gives them the opportunity to make use of drugs at their own time. It is recommended that school administrators should ensure that serious punishment is given to students who abuse drugs in order to discourage others from such act. Also, school administrators should set up a monitoring committee that should be monitoring the activities of the students in the school premises to ensure that drug abuse is checked.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Education
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2019 13:33
Last Modified:	02 Oct 2019 13:33
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2246

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