Drug Abuse in The Family and Learners’ Risk of School Failure. A Case Study of Bumasheti Sub-County Bududa District:
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2017-05
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate on the drug abuse in the family and
learners’ at risk of school failure.(A case study of Bumasheti sub-county
Bududa district of Uganda. The following objectives guided the study; to
investigate on the causes of drug abuse among pupils on their academic
performance; to examine the effects of drug abuse towards academic
performance and to find out measures put in place to control drug abu~e in
secondarjr schools in Uganda. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used
and respondents were picked at random. Findings revealed that majority of the
pupils who were abusing drugs were aged between 16-18 year. Findings also
shows that the high prevalence of drug abuse in pupils from families where
another member of the family was also abusing drugs correlates well with
previous studies that found a similar correlation between parental use and
abuse of drugs and drug abuse patterns among their children.
Recommendations were also made.
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A Research Report Submitted to College of Education, Open, Distance and E-Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelor of Arts with Education of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Drug Abuse, Bududa District:, Learners