MARITAL INSTABILITY AMONG URBAN WOMEN: IMPLICATIONS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN IN AKOKO NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

This study attempt to assess marital instability among urban women implications on the academic achievement. The researchers adopted a descriptive method survey. For hypotheses was formulated with an open ended questionnaire was employed to gather information from respondents selected randomly in four schools in Akoko North East Local Government. However, the data collected were collated, analyzed and subjected to chi-square statistical analysis using 0.05 as level of significant upon the result, all the formulated hypotheses was rejected and recommendations were made as well as the implication of the study. The study suggested that Young girls should be targeted early in schools using well planned counseling programmes in teaching them desirable attitudes capable of promoting positive changes that will bring about marital stability in future and also that government should also mount a sensitization campaign through the news and fast media, mass media by encouraging women to seek marital counseling which exposes women to ideas and open communication necessary for problem solving.