The Influence Of Single Parent Families On Academic Performance Among Secondary School Students Of Bijkwo District

ABSTRACT A single parent is one either a man or woman who was living independently with his children without the other partner they had had children or a child with. Single-parent-families are now very common to many societies today particularly Bukwo district and this was caused by separation of the parents, divorce and death. This study seeks therefore to investigate the influence of single-parent-families on academic performance of secondary school students in Bukwo town council. In this study, the comparative research design was used coupled with qualitative and quantitative research appro…