Influence of drug abuse on students performance in Kenya certificate of secondary examinations in public schools in Tetu sub-county,Nyeri county,Kenya
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Date
2016Author
Toroitich, Andrew K
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The study was on influence of drug abuse on students‟ performance in Kenya
Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) in public secondary schools in
Tetu Sub-county, Nyeri County, Kenya. Students‟ performance in KCSE has been
influenced by abuse of various drugs which include alcohol, marijuana, tobacco
and miraa. The study was guided by the following objectives; to determine how
alcohol,miraa, marijuana, and tobacco influence students‟ performance.
The study was based on Skinner‟s operant conditioning theory/principles which
states that organisms behave but they do not behave haphazardly, and that
behavior is influenced by its outcome. The study used descriptive survey research
design because it administered questionnaire and interview schedule to collect
data. The targeted population was 31 public secondary schools consisting of 31
principals, 465 teachers and 940 students. Stratified sampling was used to select
ninety three teachers, ninety four students and nine principals for the sample. Data
was analyzed by use of qualitative and quantitative techniques. The study used
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) IBM version 20 to analyze data.
The analyzed data was then presented through tabular representation of frequency
tables. The major findings show that majority of the students had been influenced
by drug abuse. The commonly abused drug was alcohol as reported by all
respondents sampled for the study.The principals indicated that kuber was
commonly abused drug in the study locale. The findings revealed that drug abuse
was an issue in secondary schools since all the respondents indicated that drugs
had an influence on students‟ performance. The study made recommendations
that should be put in place in order to improve students‟ performance in the SubCounty.
These were: Guidance and counseling sessions to be increased and
strengthened in schools in order to eradicate or reduce drug abuse among students
and be encouraged to concentrate in their academic pursuits. The county
government in conjunction with school administration to reinforce law regarding
drug and substance abuse
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University of Nairobi
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