FAMILY DIVORCE

This study examined effects of family divorce on children academic performance: a case study of Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Related literatures of eminent scholars’ views on the study were reviewed. A descriptive survey was employed to carry out the study. The population of this study comprised of all pupils in Ovia North East Local Government Area. One hundred (100) respondents were sampled for this study. To ensure a representative sample for this study, sampling was done using the simple random sampling technique. The research instrument employed for this study was a self-structured questionnaire that sought information from the respondents from selected schools. The reliability of the research instrument was ascertained using test-retest reliability technique. The reliability of the retrieved instrument was ascertained using Cronbach Correlation Coefficient method. A reliability coefficient score of 0.76 was obtained. Data was collected from the respondents and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency count and simple percentages.