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International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review Vol. 4(3), pp. 96-102. May, 2016. ISSN: 2360-7866 DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2016.013
Full Length Research
The Dilemma of Juvenile Delinquency among Government Secondary Schools in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State Nigeria
1Christine Agbowuro Ph.D, 2Oriade L. Taiwo, 3Umeh N. Mary Ph.D and 4Solomon Samuel
1University Of Jos, Faculty Of Education, Department Of Science And Technology Education, Jos, Plateau State Nigeria. Corresponding author E-mail: Kehindeagbowuro@Gmail.com 2University of Jos, Faculty of Education, Department Of Science and Technology Education 3University of Jos, Department Of Social Studies Education 4University of Jos, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Foundations, Jos, Plateau State Nigeria
Accepted 12 May 2016
The essence of this
research was to investigate the prevalence of juvenile delinquency among
secondary school students in Jema’a local government of Kaduna state
Nigeria. The study had two objectives. Two research questions guided the
study. The descriptive survey design was adopted. The population
consisted of 5 government secondary schools, 8800 students and 178
teachers. 30 teachers and 90 students were randomly sampled. The
instruments used were two questionnaires, The Juvenile Delinquency
Questionnaire for Teachers (JDQT) and the Juvenile Delinquency
Questionnaire for Students (JDQS) The validity of the instruments were
established by two experts in social study education. The analysis of
the data was done through percentages and rank ordering. Findings
revealed a number of delinquent acts such as students hanging on trees
and bushes around the schools, examination malpractices, destruction of
school properties, stealing, and smoking Indian hemp. A cumulative
analysis points at potential terrorist. Provision of counseling service
for both parents and students, Kazan facilities, adoption innovative
teaching strategies, award of scholarships, poverty alleviation programs
are among the highlights of recommendations Cite This Article As: Agbowuro C, Taiwo OL, Umeh NM, Samuel S (2016). The Dilemma of Juvenile Delinquency among Government Secondary Schools in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 4(3): 96-102
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