CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN ENUGU URBAN, ENUGU STATE.

CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN ENUGU URBAN, ENUGU STATE.

ABSTRACT

This research on the causes and Effects of Deviant Behaviour in higher institutions of learning is designed  to look into the main causes and effects of deviancy in out higher institutions.  The school is a social organization nad has got it’s established patterns of behaviour expected from al its members.  The non-conformity to the norms of behaviour by members of any group or organization is what sociologist called “Deviant Behaviour”.

The researcher tried to find out the extent to which the age if students, family background, the school, lecturers and our society in general contribute to the act of deviancy in our higher institutions.  The hypothesis also stated that many students perform poorly academically as a result of deviant acts and that deviancy may hider student future success.

The researcher was based on three higher institutions (that is) two universities and one polytechnic in Enugu urban of Enugu state. 90 questionnaires were distributed out and 80 were collected back and used for the study.  The data collected was presented with the percentage method.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter one

Introduction

1.0              Background of the study

1.1              Statement of the problem

1.2              Purpose of the study

1.3              Significance of the study

1.4              Limitation to the study

1.5              Research question

Chapter two  

2.0              Literature review

2.1              Deviance in school

2.2              Causes of deviancy

2.3              Personality approach

2.4              The large society factor

Chapter three           

Research methodology and procedure

3.0              Design of the study

3.1              Population

3.2              Sample and sampling techniques

3.3              Research instrument

3.4              Description of instrument used

3.5              Distribution and collection of data

3.6              Validity of instrument used

3.7              Method of data analysis

Chapter four

4.0              Presentation and analysis of data

Chapter five

Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation

5.0              Summary of findings

5.1              Conclusion

5.2              Recommendations

References

Appendix

CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR IN HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN ENUGU URBAN, ENUGU STATE.