Influence of drug abuse on school attendance and bullying among students of secondary schools in Education District 111, Lagos, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorKienka, R.O.
dc.contributor.authorOsarenren, N.
dc.contributor.authorNwadinigwe, I.P.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T14:05:48Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T14:05:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated the influence of drugs abuse on school attendance and bullying among senior secondary schools in Education District III, Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted Multistage sampling Technique. The Sample employed comprised one hundred students randomly selected from four Public Senior Secondary two students from the four zones in the District. The research instrument was a four point Likert scale type questionnaire. Independence t - test and Chi - Square statistical tools were used to test the hypotheses formulated for the study. The findings revealed that drug abuse significantly influence students' attendance to school; drug abused significantly influence bullying among students and there was gender difference in drug abuse among students in Education District III, Lagos State. Recommendations made include that Counsellors should continue to discourage students negative acts that can jeopardize or hinder their lives and academic achievement; guidance counselling units should be established in schools for Counsellor to counsel students against abuse drugs and bullying offences; government should strictly monitor what the internet and the social media put in the air for the students among others.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKieka, R.O.,Osarenren, N.& Nwadinigwe, I.P.(2020). Influence of drug abuse on school attendance and bullying among students of secondary schools in Education District 111, Lagos, Nigeria. M.G. Fajonyomi, C. Aluede, E. Ocholi, A. Adegoge & L. Yahaya. Eds. Mental health issues and counselling in Nigeria: Counsellors perspectives. Abuja: Association of Professional Counsellors in Nigeriaen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-978-58525-4-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10918
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAssociation of Professional Counsellors in Nigeria (APROCON)en_US
dc.subjectschool Attendanceen_US
dc.subjectDrugs Abuseden_US
dc.subjectBullyingen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleInfluence of drug abuse on school attendance and bullying among students of secondary schools in Education District 111, Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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