S. O. Olikiabo

This research was aimed at investigating the incidence of alcoholism among tertiary institutions male staff members of Ovia North-East Local Government Area: Case study of University of Benin. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of this study consisted of two hundred and fifteen (215) male staff members (academics and non-academics) of Faculty of Education, University of Benin in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. The sample size of this study was one hundred (100) male staff members drawn from the population using the systematic random sample technique. Research instrument in form of questionnaire was designed and validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts, which was used to collect data from the male staff members for the purpose of this study. The descriptive statistics of simple frequency counts and percentage was used to analyze the data collected.

This study examined the influence of school environment on the academic performance of undergraduate students in the faculty of education, university of Benin. Four research questions were raised and answered to guide the study. Pertinent literature were reviewed. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and the study population was 665, consisting of all the students in Health, Safety, and Environmental Education Students in the University of Benin 2022/2023 academic ses sion. A sample size of 100 respondents was selected using the simple random sampling technique to select the respondents across the levels in the department. The instrument for data collection was a well- designed structured questionnaire which was validated by the project Supervisor and two other lecturers from the Department of Health, Safety and Environmental education. The test-retest method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Collated data was analyzed using descriptive statistical tools such as frequency and percentage tables. The findings revealed that the nature of the school environment has an impact on the academic performance of the respondents. Furthermore, findings from this study further revealed that the influence of school facilities on the academic performance among the respondents is bad. It was also revealed that school personnel have a very low influence on the academic performance of the respondents. Lastly, findings from this study revealed that the ways social relationship influence academic performance among the respondents includes; peer support, such as sharing notes and ideas, which positively affects their academic performance, collaborating with their classmates regularly for academic purposes (e.g., group assignments, exam preparation, participation in extracurricular activities (e.g., clubs, sports) which helps them balance academic stress and improves their performance, involvement in social activities on campus which has a positive effect on their academic performance and socializing with classmates and friends outside of class helping them relax and improve their ability to concentrate on their studies.