CHAPTER ONE: Introduction                                                                    1

1.1      Background to the Study                                                                  1

1.2      Statement of the Problem                                                                 3

1.3      Objective of the Study                                                                      4

1.4      Research Questions                                                                          5

1.5      Research Hypotheses                                                                       5

1.6      Significance of the Study                                                                  6

1.7      Delimitation of the Study                                                                  6

1.8      Definition of Terms                                                                          7

CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review                                                          8

2.1      Divorce and Academic Achievement of Students                               9

2.2      Academic Performance                                                                    11

2.3      Academic Impact of Divorce on Students                                          11

2.4      Feelings and Behaviors of Children's of Divorced Parents                     14

2.5      Age of Children and Response to Divorce                                         15

2.6      Parent and Child Bond                                                                     17

2.7      Challenges of Less Income for Children of Divorced Parents                    18

2.8      Perceptions of Children with Single Parents                                      18

2.9      Strategies to Help Children of Divorce                                              19

CHAPTER THREE:          Research Methodology                                               22

3.1      The Research Design                                                                        22

3.2      Population for the Study                                                                   23

3.3      Sampling and Sampling Technique                                                   23

3.4      Research Instrument for Data Collection                                           23

3.5      Validity of the Instrument                                                                 24

3.6      Procedure for Data Collection                                                           24

3.7      Procedure for Data Analysis                                                             24

CHAPTER FOUR: Data Analysis and Interpretation of Results                     25

4.0      Introduction                                                                                     25

4.1      Demographic Characteristics of Respondents                                    25

4.2      Testing of Hypothesis                                                                      28

4.2.1   Hypothesis One                                                                               28

4.2.2   Hypothesis Two                                                                               28

4.2.3   Hypothesis Three                                                                             29

4.2.4   Hypothesis Four                                                                               30

4.3      Discussion of Findings                                                                     30

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations                     35

5.1      Summary of Findings                                                                       35

5.2      Conclusion                                                                                      36

5.3      Recommendations                                                                            36

References                                                                                                                38

APPENDIX: Questionnaire                                                                        43

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4.1.1   Gender Distribution of Respondents                                                  25

4.1.2   Age Distribution of Respondents                                                      26

4.1.3   Distribution of Respondents by Parents’ Marital Status                      26

4.1.4    Religious Distribution of Respondents                                                           27

4.2.1   Pearson of relationship between student of divorce and academic 

          Performance                                                                                    28

4.2.2   t-test of marital difference between students of divorce                      28

4.2.3   ANOVA of age difference among student of divorce based on 

          academic performance                                                                     29

4.2.4   t-test of gender difference between students of divorce                      30

The study was designed to look at the impact of divorce on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey method of research. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used for the study. Five secondary schools were randomly selected from the lists of senior secondary schools in Ijebu-North Local Government Area. Fifty (50) students were randomly chosen from each school, making total number of two hundred and fifty (250) students as a subject sample. Both primary and secondary data were employed for this study. The primary data was a questionnaire designed to verify the students demographic data and academic performance while the secondary data was the students result for second term of 2015/2016 session. The data generated was analysed using Regression Analysis. Findings from the research indicate that there was significant impact of divorce on students’ academic performance; there was significance difference in the academic performance of students who stay with divorced parent and students who stay with both parents; there was significant age difference among students of divorced parents based on academic performance; also there was significant difference in the academic performance of male and female students whose parent have divorced. Among other recommendations is that government should provide rehabilitative programme for the students of divorced family in schools so that they can adjust in their academic performance.