CONSEQUENCES OF THE USE OF HARD DRUGS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HEALTH AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study According to the World Drug Report (2005), the use of illicit drugs has increased throughout the world in recent years. The report further states that a major world trend is the increasing […]
CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AMONG STUDENT OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study In December, 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases, who were later proven to be caused by a novel coronavirus (named as “2019-nCoV”), emerged in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. By January 30, 2020, 9692 confirmed cases […]
THE RELEVANCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CAREER ASPIRATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study This study examines the effects of socio-economic status on the career aspirations for occupational preference of secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis. Several researchers have long recognized that occupational aspiration is influenced by socio-economic status (SES) of […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY From time immemorial, man has always needed some form of guidance in order to properly manage life issues. In the days of old, young people received guidance concerning life issues and this was known as informal or traditional education. In Africa, this traditional type of guidance was administered […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Few suicides or suicide attempts take place in schools. But the suicide of a student— even if it takes place off campus—will reverberate through a school, causing extreme emotional distress among students, staff, and parents; disrupting normal activities for weeks; and, in rare cases, provoking “copycat” suicides by […]