INFLUENCE OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
Abstract
The study examined the Influence of Delinquent Behaviour on Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of 18,735 students. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire structured by the researcher. Descriptive statistics of percentages mean and standard deviation was used in answering research questions while chi-square was used to test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant influence of truancy, drug abuse, examination malpractice and gang members on the academic achievement of senior secondary school students in FCT, Abuja. Based on the finding of this study, the researcher recommended among others that guidance and counselling services should be revived in secondary schools so that reoccurring cases of drug abuse in the school system can be curbed to the barest minimum.
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