ABSTRACT
The
purpose of this study was to find out, examine and investigate some of the
deviant behaviour common in some selected secondary schools students in Oredo
Local Government Area of Edo state and how they can be eradicated or minimized.
The
information contained in this project work is the result of my personal
observation, oral interview and with administered questionnaire to personnel,
mostly teachers, parents and students of selected schools.
The result
of my findings should that the commonest deviant behaviour are assault and
insult of both teachers and parents, uses of charm, dishonesty, disobedience,
drug offences, gambling, fighting, mass demonstration, sex offence, stealing,
truancy, wickedness and indiscipline. This is as a result of influences, poor
school physical condition, poor environment, bad peer groups, lack of poor
school materials such as textbooks and seats, trace was also made to children
from broken homes, poor family background and children keeping bad companies
with peer groups.
To each of
these problems a solution has been suggested. If these suggestions are applied
by parents, guidance and teachers and the problems of deviant behaviour will be
reduce drastically in the country and in the selected schools in Oredo Local
Government Area of Edo State.
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Deviant
behaviour can be defined as not keeping to the rules or norms of the society,
or the schools norms. According to Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary six
editions define deviant behaviour as differently from others usually of
expected and according to chambers dictionary in twentieth century. Deviant
behaviour is to deviate from the norms of a particular people in the society or
community. That is turning aside or away from set shown rules of
political system or principle of a social, such behaviour could be seen as
crime, drunkenness, indiscipline in school, home prostitution, cultism,
gambling, other. It has been observed that quite number of students in higher
institution of learning are deviant behaviour they become deviant when they
engage in activities which are neither under the control of the school system
in the society. In Nigeria society today is developing hence it required an
education system that will enable the student to understand the society and
cultural heritage. This will help in the preservation of the society and the
culture and will also help in preparing of citizens for a changing attitude,
knowledge, skills manpower, and experience in the societies. The education of
the students is very essential in order to ensure the confidation of the
citizens to the social and economic development of the country as well as
raining the standard of living generally.
Nigerian education system must stimulate the spirit of patriotism and lay the
solid function of national and international understanding and cooperation in
our children. Through education service those manifestation can be eradicated
of deviant behaviour in schools, of which a lot of bad behaviour are such
smoking drunkenness, stealing, abortion, murder, gambling, prostitution etc.
the eradication of which can be done by attempting to restructure the in term
and organization of the school, peer group, religious institutions and all
other primary organizations in the society. The family as an agent of
socialization could have significant impact on the child. This is evident from
the fact that it is the first place where the child learn about leadership and
what it takes, here basis skills and behaviour pattern have to behave in the
home are taught by the parents. The school as agent of socialization and
training institution for our future learners and manpower needed in our society
is also faced with an acute problem which also affect the society as large.
This problem is that of deviant behaviour which a form of indiscipline is. The
problem of deviant society manifest itself in the Nigeria society and most of
our school product for example lack of total commitment and dedication of their
work, lateness to work, absenteeism, neglect of duty and parent who feels less
concern about their children by going late when the children are already asleep
etc. all these have a way of retarding progress of work and also limit our
effectiveness and efficiency. The school a guasi organization should be able to
deliver real services, which is geared to the betterment of the government and
the society, such as the ability to teach morals, punctuality, regularity, honesty,
dedication to work and loyalty to work. This means that the schools should be
able to produce disciplined pupils whom will later become good citizens who are
free from any deviant act or behaviour be it drug addiction, gambling, truancy
in school, abortion, smoking, sexual immorality, failure to serve punishment,
murder, prostitution, bribery and corruption etc.
Deviant behaviour is an act of indiscipline or behaviour disorder which served
as a major is of great source of some social vices in Nigeria society, which is
of great concern to the parents, government and teachers. Source of these
social vices are increased rate of dropout in school drug abuse among students,
gambling, stealing, pick pocket and they also constitute nuisance of the
society.
There is an adage which says that idle mind is the devils workshop. This
denotes since deviant behaviour has made student to involve in bad habit they
move about not staying in school to learn and they move about the streets and
alleges without sense of direction, they are likely to meet with bad friends
who are corrupt and learn all form of bad act from there they are likely to be
tempted to engage in deviant behaviour’ such as stealing drunkenness,
committing abortion, absenteeism from school and others.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The study
is concern with the investigation of the cause of deviant behaviour among some
selected secondary students and how it affects the academic performance of the
child in some selected schools in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State.
The
influence of student background on deviant behaviour in schools as well as
examine the possible influence of the school environment teachers, parent,
society, peer group ups behaviour in promoting deviant behaviour among student.
To arrest or minimize the ugly situation and answer to the following questions
would be sought out.
i could
the effect of deviant behaviour contribute to the performance of the child.
ii. To
what extent has deviant behaviour contribute to the academic performance of the
child?
iii. Could
deviant behaviour attribute to parent inability to meet the student school
need?
iv. Could
deviant behaviour cause students dropout from school
1.3 THE PURPOSE OF STUDY
This study
is concern to sets out and achieves the following.
i. To
investigate whether parents in some ways, either knowing or unknowingly
contribute to the deviant behaviour of students in secondary school.
ii. To
determine whether the nature of the school administration has
influence whether the socio-economic factors in Oredo local government area of
Edo State have any influence on deviant behaviour among secondary school
students.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will reveal that the incidence of deviant behaviour among some
selected students in Oredo local government area of Edo State is high.
The suggestion to be made in this study will go along way to minimize the
problem. Basically, this study is necessary and it is important to the development
of children, mostly in this our present complex society. To provide an insight
to child needs and how best these could be met.
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
1. Why
is deviant behaviour common among secondary school students?
2. What
are the effect of deviant on the academic performance in secondary school, what
role can the parents school society and the environment in which they live
where play to control deviant behaviour in secondary school.
3. What
are the possible solutions that could be adopted to eradicate deviant behaviour
in secondary schools?
1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Peer
group: people who are similar in development level such as age, education and
other qualifications.
School
administration: It is a formalized system which, plan, coordinate, organize,
staff, reporting and evaluating of all matters of the entire school affairs.
Truancy:
Act or habit of staying away from school without permission.