Influence Of Family Instability On Academic Performance Among Secondary School Students

ABSTRACT This study sought to examine family type and academic performance among secondary school students in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State. It looks at variables such as gender of single parent, divorce, parental separation and step parent family as factors influencing academic performance among secondary school students. The study further examined existing literature of various scholars; three theories were used to explain family size and academic performance. The theories adopted were attachment theory, structural functionalism and ecological systems theory. The quantitative…