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EFFECTS OF DELINQUENCY AMONG STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

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Abstract

This study analyzed the causes and effects of delinquency among students in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State. The specific objectives were to examine the causes of delinquency, the acts of delinquency, and the effects of delinquency among students in the study area. 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 Olorunda Educational Zone. 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 Olorunda 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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