EVALUATION OF INFLUENCING FACTORS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON BUILDING PEACEFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDO STATE. A CASE STUDY OF IDOGBO SECONDARY SCHOOL, IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.

This study investigated school-community relationship and students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools in Edo State. Seven research questions guided the study. Research questions 1 and 2 were answered while questions 3-7 were hypothesized and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was a descriptive survey that adopted the correlation design. The population of the study comprised all the 313 public senior secondary schools in Edo State. The Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select the sample size of 110 schools representing 35% of the population. A set of questionnaire titled ‘School-community relationship Questionnaire (SCRQ1) and a Checklist, titled ‘Student Academic Performance Checklist’ (SAPC) were used for the study. The reliability of the instruments was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistical tool and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. The instruments were validated by the researcher’s supervisors. Questions one was answered using Mean and question 2 was answered using simple percentage, while Pearson r was used to test hypothesis 1 and Fisher’s Z statistics was used to test hypotheses 2-5. The findings revealed that the level of school-community relationship in public senior secondary schools in Edo State was moderate; students’ academic performance was high. There was a significant relationship between school-community relationship and students’ academic performance xv in public secondary schools in Edo State. The study further revealed that there was no significant difference in the relationship between school- community relationship and students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Edo State based on school location, principals’ sex, work experience and qualification. It was therefore recommended, among others that the relationship between the school and the communities be improved by encouraging more participation of members of the community in school activities and awareness should be created to make them see the school as their own and hence safeguard the properties against vandalism and theft which could hinder effective teaching and learning activities leading to improved academic performance in the school. Seminars and workshops should be organized for principals as drivers of school- community relationship to expose them to modern trends of interpersonal relationship

This study is on factors responsible for child abuse and neglect among secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state. The total population for the study is 200 students of Oredo local government of Edo state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies The major instrument used for this study was the questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed and validated by experts in the department of curriculum and instructional technology, faculty of education, university of Benin, Benin City, Edo state. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques such as tables, frequencies counts, and simple percentage. Findings of the study reveals that most children with single parent are vulnerable to sexual abuse, they are also likely to have issues with their relationship in future. It was also reveal that parent’s poor standard of living can cause harm to a child’s mental development. It was recommended that voluntary organization for the prevention and protection against child abuse should periodically organize in-house seminars, workshop and other educative programs in villages, quarters to enlighten parents and children on the dangers of child street hawking and other forms of child abuse.

Edo state students are notorious for unrest due to series of students demonstrations recorded in the state. It appears bearable if it is a public school but becomes a grave concern when a federally funded college took to the streets on rampage. The study investigates the root causes of students’ unrest in Rivers State Secondary schools with student unrest questionnaire” and oral interviews were used for data collection. A total of 175 students and 25 staff were selected through stratified random sampling. Frequency counts and percentages were used for statistical analysis with 50% and above as statistical significance. From results remote causes were students’ dissatisfaction over Acting Principal’s off- handed administration, low emphasis on academics, low morality, and ill advice of parents. Immediate causes were the chastisement of students over complaints of poor feeding and arbitrary transfer of staff. It was recommended that an organised and more effective use of the college Press club should be encouraged for students to make constructive criticisms within the college, the school authority should apply strict measures to uphold school rules and regulations, and management should endeavour to make effective use of Guidance Counsellors.