The imp act of drug abuse on academic performance of learners in secondary schools in Roret division, Getarwet village, Roret zone of Bureti district of rift valley province in Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Mutai, Henry | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-06T09:40:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-06T09:40:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-11 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the Institute of Open and, Distance Learning in partial fulfillment for the award of a Bachelor Degree in Secondary Education (Science) of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the impact of drug abuse on academic performance of learners. The general objectives of the study were to investigate the causes of drug abuse and its impact on academic performance of learners. The study took a quantitative approach to collect and interpret the data. The study also employed a descriptive survey design to carry out the study• and used a questionnaire as a tool to collect data. The population targeted was Secondary school teachers and ECO teachers who were sampled using the simple random sampling to get the teachers who would fill the questionnaire. These teachers were used to investigate the effects of drugs abuse to learning in ECO centres and lower Secondary school. After the researcher has analyzed the questionnaire, it was established that there is drug abuse in the zone. It was also found out that the most commonly abused drug is alcohol. It is also evident that drug abuse has negative effects to learning for instance learners who indulge in drug abuse have low academic achievements and indiscipline cases. The researcher recommends that trained personnel handles cases of drug abuse to stop its effects on learning and be done through guiding and counseling. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/13637 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education Open and Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | drug abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | secondary schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bureti district | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kenya | en_US |
| dc.title | The imp act of drug abuse on academic performance of learners in secondary schools in Roret division, Getarwet village, Roret zone of Bureti district of rift valley province in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |