The effects of broken homes on academic performance of pupils of lower Manya Krobo district

Abstract

In the wake of the 21st century, education has more than ever been the number one agenda on the minds of both developed and developing nations. In the developing world, there are a number of issues such as funds and access to quality education militating against quality education. There are these family and cultural issues which are also playing their subtle militating roles which have not been easy to tackle. This research focuses on the factors that contribute to the breakdown of homes, the influence and the ripple effect of the breakdown often have on children so far as their academic performance is concerned and how conditions like the socio-economic standings of parents contributed to the problem or otherwise. Opinion leaders, parents, teachers and pupils from the Lower Manya Krobo district were sampled for the collection of the data. It was established that there was a positive relationship between the performance of a child in school and the state of the family. Most children who excelled lived with both parents and well taken care of by their parents whereas children from broken homes performed badly. It is recommended that pre-marital counselling should be given to prospective couple by the key stakeholders in our societies and localities.