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This study examined the influence of drug abuse on students retention and academic performance in junior secondary schools in Ovia north east Local Government Area. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consists of 6,443 students in all public secondary school in Oredo Local Government of Edo State. The sample for this study
consist of one hundred and twenty nine (100) junior secondary school students purposively drawn from 3 secondary schools in Oredo Local Government of Edo State. Research question one and two were answered while two sample independent t- test was used to test hypotheses one and Fisherz’s test statisyics was used to test hypothesis two at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that: parental involvement in public junior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area is high, students academic performance in Ovia North East Local Government Area is high., there is a significant relationship between Parental Involvement and Academic Performance in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area should increase communication opportunities between schools and homes through introducing various opportunities and modalities that are imperative for
involving all parents and care givers in the schooling process of their children.
consist of one hundred and twenty nine (100) junior secondary school students purposively drawn from 3 secondary schools in Oredo Local Government of Edo State. Research question one and two were answered while two sample independent t- test was used to test hypotheses one and Fisherz’s test statisyics was used to test hypothesis two at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that: parental involvement in public junior secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area is high, students academic performance in Ovia North East Local Government Area is high., there is a significant relationship between Parental Involvement and Academic Performance in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area. Based on the findings, it was recommended that secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area should increase communication opportunities between schools and homes through introducing various opportunities and modalities that are imperative for
involving all parents and care givers in the schooling process of their children.
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