Divorce and Academic Performance of Students in Nigeria

This book examines the effect of divorce on academic performance of students in some selected secondary schools in idi-Ayunre local government in Ibadan Oyo state. This is with a view of enlightening people about negative consequences of divorce on children's academic performance The study adopts a self developed questionnaire as an instrument of data collection. Non-experimental research design was used to obtain answers to the research question. The sample size which consists of 200 students with fifty each from four selected schools in the study area was derived through stratified random sampling technique. Data collected was analyzed using frequency and percentages. The study revealed high correlation between marital status and students’ performance in school. it was, therefore, suggested that the society should embrace cultural and religious value that protect the institution of marriage and couple should try as much as possible to tolerate and respect each other so that divorce rates could be reduce to the barest minimal