Effects of Domestics violence on academic performance of public Secondary schools: A case of Muguga Location, Kiambu County
Abstract
The main aim of the study is to find out the effects of domestic violence on performance of
students in public secondary schools. The case study was conducted in Muguga location of
Kiambu County.
Chapter one entails the background of the study which has grounded out the negative effects of
domestic violence generally in our society as a summary of literature review. The statement of
the problem clearly states the research gap that is how domestic violence is negatively affecting
performance, well defined purpose of the study research questions, delimitation and limitations
of the study. Chapter two entails important findings briefly described from previous research
studies. Chapter three presents the methodology used by the researcher which entails; research
design, location of the study, target population, sampling techniques, research instruments,
reliability and validity of the instruments.
The sample design used by the researcher is both qualitative and quantitative because the tools
used are both numeric and non numeric where a sample of fifty secondary school students were
drawn from the target public secondary school population in Muguga location and six teachers
from the teacher population from the two sample schools. The researcher used observation
schedules, questionnaires and focus group discussion in gathering data.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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Thesis
Collections
- Faculty of Education (FEd) [5964]