Statement of the problem

Broken home is one of the factors that can affect the academic achievement
of a child at schools. The home is the bedrock of the child’s socialization
processes. A child starts to learn about life as soon a he comes into this
world. As a social animal the child does not learn in a vacuum but rather he
actively learn in a society of human beings who influence his progress. Such
society embodies the home, which the family belongs and the school. It has
been argued that broken homes have an adverse effect on the educational
outcome of the child by affecting his attitude in school.

It is observed that the students poor performance in their school work could
be traced to their parents educational status, the parents socio-economic
status and family structure of pupils.

It is therefore the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of broken

homes on the academic achievement of the pupils.

Significance of the study

The family all over the world is known to be a core unit of the larger society.
Having known the effects of broken homes on the school learning of programe
in schools. The teacher will be more informed of the consequences of broken
homes on the school performance of the child. Also, from the findings of the
study the teacher will be in a better position to appreciate the behavior
children from broken homes and to see them as unique individuals and teach
them accordingly.

At the end of the survey and analysis of the data collected, necessary
recommendations would be made to appropriate government as to the area of
assistance to parents and children from such homes so that in future they will
be able to benefit from school learning.