TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables ix
Abstract xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 11
Research Questions 13
Research Hypotheses 15
Purpose of the Study 16
Significance of the Study 16
Scope of the Study 18
Operational Definition of Terms 18
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of Delinquent Behaviours 20
Causes of Delinquent Behaviours 25
Types of Delinquent Behaviour 36
Influence of Delinquent Behaviour on Academic Performance 39
Empirical of the Study 46
Summary of Related Literature 50
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Preamble 53
Research Designs 53
Population, Sample and Sampling Procedure 54
Instrumentation 55
Psychometric Properties of the Instrument 56
Procedure for Instrument, Administration and Data Collection 57
Procedure for Scoring the Instrument 58
Method of Data Analysis 59
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Introduction 60
Demographic Data 60
Hypothesis Testing 68
Summary of the Findings 74
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction 76
Discussion 77
Conclusion 81
Implication of the Findings 81
Recommendations 83
Suggestion for Further Studies 85
References 87
Appendix 90
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on
Gender 61
Table 2: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on School Types 62
Table 3: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on
Age 62
Table 4: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on Religion 63
Table 5: Mean and Rank Order on the Respondents View on Influence of Delinquent Behaviour on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students 65
Table 6: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value on the Respondent’s View on the Influence of Delinquent Behaviours on Academic Performance of Secondary School Student Based on Gender 68
Table 7: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Showing the Respondents’ View on the Influence of Delinquent Behaviour on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students Based on Age. 70
Table 8: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Showing the Respondents View on the Influence of Delinquent Behavior on Academic Performance of Secondary School Student Based on Religion. 71
Table 9: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value on the Respondents’ View on the Influence of Delinquent behaviour on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students Based on School Type. 73
ABSTRACT
The main focus of this study was to find out the influence of delinquent behaviour on academic performance of student as expressed by secondary school teachers in Ilorin metropolis. The variables considered in this study ware gender, school type, age and religion. Two hundred respondents participated in the study.
A self designed questionnaire tagged “Influence of Delinquent Behaviour on Academic Performance of Students (IDBAPS)” was employed to collect necessary data for the study. The data were analyzed using frequency counts and simple percentages for the demographic section while t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical tools were used to test the research hypotheses of 0.05 level of significance.
The main findings base on the tested hypotheses indicated that some of the variable tested had significant influence on the influence of delinquent behaviour on academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin on the basis of gender, school types, age and religion. Based on the finding of the study, recommendations were made. The need to establish counseling centers and organize enlightenment programme, information should be made known to parents, teachers and students so that they will be aware of the influence of delinquent behaviours, secondary school teachers should sensitized students on the need to acquire adequate delinquent information and discuss same freely with their friends they may be able to make well informed decisions about their future.
This measure are expected to help students in correcting and avoid delinquent behaviour in order to make them useful for themselves and the society as a whole.
