The impact of drug abuse on the academic performance of pupils in Athi-River Primary School in Athi-River District,Eastern Province- Kenya
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2009-11
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the impacts of drug abuse on the academic performance of
pupils in Kenya. The study sought to determine; to identify the types of drugs and drug abused in
Kenya, to find out the causes of drug abuse among pupils in Kenya, to find out the impacts of drug
abuse on the pupils living around and in the north-eastern province, to ascertain the relationship
between the causes of drug abuse among pupils in Kenya and to suggest possible measures that can be
put in place to overcome the increased number of drug abuse among pupils in Kenya.,
The literature review was conducted with the aim of establishing and shading more light on the two
variables, the area under study. It explained the process adopted by public institutions and its
procurement activities and the negative and positive effects of the process.
The researcher collected the necessary using questionnaire and interview methods of data collection.
The data was tabulated and then analyzed in order to draw inference from the data collected. The
info1mation collected from the respondents through questionnaires and interview guide questions were
used in order to answer the objectives of the study.
The research study contains the summary of the findings, conclusions, recommendation. Various
findings have been obtained from chapter four where clear and satisfactory conclusion and
recommendation have been made on the basis of the research objective stipulated in chapter one.
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A Research report submitted to the institute of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Kampala International University
Keywords
Drug abuse, Academic performance, Kenya