The Effect of Divorce on Education of Pre-Primary School Pupils

Abstract

This study assessed the effects of divorce on education of pre-primary school pupils. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Population of the study comprised of six hundred and four (604) teachers in ECCE section of the 84 public primary schools in the Area Council. Sample size of the study was 75 teachers was used in the study. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire which was constructed in 4-point modified Likert scale format. Descriptive statistics including frequency, mean, and percentage were used for data analysis. Results of the study revealed that divorce has negative impact on educational, cognitive and socio-emotional developments of pre-primary school children in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja. It was recommended that parents should be concerned about educational development of their children, and avoid divorce; and that teachers should discharge their professional responsibilities towards assisting children from broken families.