PERCEIVED CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF BROKEN HOMES AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE

ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the “Perceived causes and consequences of broken homes on moral development of Secondary School Students in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State". To achieve this objective, three research questions were formulated in line with the objective. Survey research design was adopted for the study and the population was made up of 280 selected residents of Olamaboro Local Government area of Kogi State. The sample size consists of respondents from Olamaboro Local Government area of Kogi State. The simple random sampling technique was used for the study. The research instrument adopted for the study was a questionnaire which was divided into three clusters with 15 items. The findings of the study revealed that parental divorce leads to broken homes in Olamaboro LGA in some cases, death of parents leads to broken homes in Olamaboro LGA, misconceptions between family members leads to broken homes, failure in the administration of some family leads to broken homes and parental or friends influence leads to broken homes. The study recommends that parents should consider the implications of broken homes, especially divorce in areas of academic, emotional, social and adjustments especially, in senior secondary schools.