Abstract:
The study was conducted to examine the resilience of children from divorced families in
the Ablekuma-North Sub-Metro of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Students of the
Wesley Grammar School in the Ablekuma North-Sub-Metro constitutes the target
population of this study and the accessible population was students from divorced homes
from 1Arts 1, 1 Arts 2 and 1 Arts 3. The sample size was 15 students who were purposively
sampled from 1 Arts 1, 1 Arts 2 and 1 Arts 3 who were from divorced homes. The
instrument used for data collection was interview guide. The study also adopted the
qualitative method approach. The study revealed that: divorce makes some children strong
and resilient, divorce can reduce stress on children thereby improving upon academic
standards and inadequate support in terms of education is a negative effect of divorce on
children's academic performance. Based on the findings, certain recommendations were
made. These include effective school counseling for students of divorced parents, divorced
parents should endeavor to support their children even in divorce and school counselors
should be alert and have an awareness of the warning signs that a student is struggling with
home issues that are carried over into the classroom.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, FACULTY
OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
(SOCIAL STUDIES) DEGREE
MARCH, 2018