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International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review Vol. 5(2), pp. 37-47. April, 2017. ISSN: 2360-7866 DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2017.007
Full Length Research
Effect of El Niño induced drought on students’ academic performance: a case study in Borena woreda of South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia
1Amogne Asfaw Eshetu and 2Wondifraw Workineh Tessema
1Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wollo University: Ethiopia. Email: amuvenu@yahoo.com (corresponding author) 2LIGHT FOR THE WORLD (Program Officer): Ethiopia. Email: wondifraww@gmail.com
Accepted 29 March 2017
It is unequivocal
that the climate of our planet is changing and the impacts are being
felt in most parts of the world-particularly in developing countries
where their economies are highly dependent on weather sensitive primary
sectors and their adaptive capacity is very low, among others. Though
studies have been conducted to investigate the impacts of such changes
on livelihoods and ecosystems, its effect on students’ academic
performance has been little researched. This study was conducted to
examine the impact of climate change induced shocks on students’
academic performance. Ex-post facto research design has been employed to
investigate the impacts of 2015/16 El Niño on academic performance of
1210 students selected from junior secondary schools using multistage
sampling technique. Data has been analyzed using independent sample
t-test, Chi-square test and linear regression. The t-test result
revealed that students from El Niñoprone schools have scored
statistically lower mean result as compared with their counterparts (t
(1208) =2.98, p= <0.05, two-tailed). The Chi-square test result (χ2 (1)
= 35.78, p<0.01) also evidenced that the observed proportion of students
from victimized schools in the top achieving groups was statistically
less than expected. Likewise, linear regression analysis result
confirmed that being in El Niño prone schools was among the factors
which determine students’ academic performance. Based on these findings,
we recommend that concerned government and non-governmental
organizations have to give due attention for schools in drought prone
areas in providing supports and building their resilience.
Cite
This Article As:
Eshetu AA, Tessema WW (2017). Effect of El Niño induced drought on
students’ academic performance: a case study in Borena woreda of South
Wollo Zone, Ethiopia. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 5(2): 37-47 |
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