Effect of family Wars and Divorce on the Attitude and Academic Performance of Muslim Students in Ekiti State Secondary Schools, Nigeria

Abstract

In Nigeria today, family war and divorce have become prominent family problems of the contemporary Muslims which are affecting the attitude and academic performance of Muslim students in Ekiti state. This paper x-rays the effect of family wars and divorce on the attitude and academic performance of Muslim students in Ekiti State secondary schools. Descriptive survey design was adopted by employing simple random sampling technique to select 200 respondents consisting of 100 Muslim students and 100 Muslim parents from stable and unstable families to collect relevant data. The ‘Effect of Family Wars and Divorce on the Attitude and Academic Performance of Muslim Students Questionnaire (EFWDAAPMSQ) was administered to respondents. The chi-square (X²) test statistics was used to test two variables. The null hypotheses were tested at the P=0.05 level of significance. Findings indicated that, the lackadaisical attitude of most Muslims in the state by neglecting the religious rules and laws as regards marriage and family maintenance created neglect, family wars and parental divorce which has had negative effect on their attitude and academic performance of Muslim students in the state. Based on the findings, recommendations were made for change of negative attitudes of Muslims and to abide by the dictates of Islam.