The Impact of Child Abuse on Academic Performance of Youths in Calabar-South Local Government Area 1OTU‚ Judith E‚ 1USHIE‚ M.A‚ 2DAVID‚ E.O‚ 3IFERE‚ Akase Blossom E 1Department of Sociology‚ University of Calabar‚ Nigeria 2Department of Technical Education‚ Cross River University of Technology‚ Calabar‚ Nigeria 3Department of Educational Foundations‚ Cross River University of Technology‚ Calabar Nigeria ABSTRACT The effect of child abuse on the academic performance of youth and children
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THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study In African society‚ education is important and highly valued. Through education children learn specific skills‚ such as literacy and quantitative abilities‚ that aid in their development into functional adults. Furthermore‚ adequately acquiring these skills during childhood and adolescence can lead to a successful future as adults. Strong reading and mathematics skills are essential
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‘’This study seeks to investigate‚ the extent to which extracurricular activities contribute to poor academic performance in school”. Table of contents Acknowledgement………………………………………………………..3 Introduction……………………………………………………………….4 * Statement of the problem * Purpose of the research * Educational Value * Technical terms Literature Review ………………………………………………………...9 Data Collection Sources………………………………………………….11 Research design ……………………………………………………………15 Presentation of Findings
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assessing their tobacco and alcohol use and intoxication‚ involvement with deviant peers‚ and depression. School discipline records‚ achievement scores‚ attendance‚ physical attractiveness‚ and athletic involvement were also obtained. Findings of the study indicated that rejected antisocial teens had adjustment difficulties‚ depression‚ and lower school achievement than other groups; also rejected antisocial youngsters were significantly more involved with
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CAUSE - EFFECT PARAGRAPH VERBS *LEAD TO Lack of vitamin B leads to Beriberi. Carelessness leads to forest fire. *CAUSE Traffic congestion causes stress Family problems cause alcoholism Factories cause air pollution *IS CAUSED BY Stress is caused by traffic congestion. Alcoholism is caused by family problems. Air pollution is caused by factories. *GIVE RISE TO Headphones give rise to deafness. Lack of communication gives rise to divorce. *BRING
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Differences in Science Achievement Test Scores between Male Single Gender and Mixed Gender Classrooms Student’s Name Course/Number Instructor’s Name Abstract It is important to study the differences between male single-gender classroom scores and male mixed-gender classroom scores in a pursuit to evaluate how various existent variables and external factors affect these students in education. In this endeavor‚ it becomes quite important to assess the position of female
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EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION Drugs are chemical substances either synthetic or natural when taken that alter the normal physiological functioning of the body. Drug abuse relates to excessive use of psychotropic substances resulting to changes in behavior and normal functioning of the body. This paper looks into the effects of drug abuse (on academic performance)‚ the common drugs abused and ways and means of mitigating the same. It also looks into the common
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parents learn patenting practices from their own parents some they accept‚ some they discard. Okoro (2009) exposes that the family as an agent of socialization and a primary point of child academic development is a vital tool to look into. A particular parenting style may make or mar the child’s academic development love if the parents love education and believed in human investment‚ they will go at any length to get the best of education for the child by: encouraging the child’s positive reading
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Nigeria like any other developing countries has witnessed series of political instability with obvious effect on educational policies at federal‚ state and local government level. This gradually laid the foundation of fallen standard in education at the primary and secondary level which caused differential academic performance of students. In the quest of finding survival feet‚ the nation has evolved series of socio-economic and educational measures but these
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction The term self-esteem comes from a Greek word meaning “reverence for self”‚ the “self” part of self-esteem pertains to the values‚ beliefs and attitudes that we hold about ourselves. The “esteem” part of self-esteem describes the value and worth that one gives oneself. Basically‚ self-esteem is the acceptance of ourselves for who and what we are at any given time in our lives (Page and Page‚ 1995). It can also be the the overall evaluation of oneself
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