INFLUENCE OF BROKEN HOME AND LOCATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF UPPER BASIC STUDENTS IN UNGOGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KANO STATE, NIGERIA.

This research work investigated the influence of broken home and location on academic achievement of upper basic students in Ungogo Local Government Area, Kano State Nigeria. Four research objectives with two corresponding research questions and two hypothesis. The descriptive survey design and descriptive statistics of frequency and percentage was use for data presentation and Analysis. The population of the Study consisted of 31,597 students from 35 upper basic schools in Ungogo Local Government Area and sample size of 381 students were selected for study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the school sample from population distribution. Questionnaire and Proforma were used as instruments for data collection. The Instrument was adequately validated by the supervisor and it was strongly reliable. The findings from the study revealed that students from intact homes performed higher than the students from broken homes and also there is a difference among upper basic students from broken home and those from intact home academically, and also The finding from the study revealed that students from rural performed higher than the students from urban area and also there is a difference among upper basic students from rural area and those from urban areas academically. Further study should be conducted in other local government areas of Kano state so as to fill the gaps that cannot be filled by this research.