Peer Group Influence and Academic Performance of Adolescent Students in Secondary Schools

Table of Contents DECLARATION .1

APPROVAL

ACKNOWLEDEMENTS

DEDICATION

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.2 BACK GROUND TO THE STUDY 2

1.3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3

1.4. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4

1.4.1 GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDYSS 4

1.5 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 5

1.6. HYPOTHESIS 5

1.7. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 5

1.8. SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5

1.9. STUDY AREA OF THE STUDY 6

1.10. DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THE STUDY 6

1.11. CONCLUSION 7

CHAPTER TWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

1.0 INTRODUCTION 8

2.1 THEORETICAL STUDY 8

2.2 REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES 10

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2.3 CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK 16

2.4 Summary of literature review 17

CHAPTER THREE 19

METHODOLOGY 19

3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN 19

3.3 APPROACH 19

3.4 POPULATION 20

3.5 SAMPLING AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES 20

3.6 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS 22

3.7 VALIDITY OF THE INSTRUMENT 23

3.8 Reliability of the instrument 23

3.9 Administration of the instrument 23

3.10 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTON 24

CHAPTER FOUR 24

ANALYSIS OF DATA AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 24

INTRODUCTION 24

CHAPTER FIVE 33

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS 33

INTRODUCTION 33

A).Educational implication 33

B).Recommendations 34

c).suggestions for further studies 34

D).summary of the study 35

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REFERRENCES .36

QUESTIONAIRRE SHEET 38

ABSTRACT 

This study will investigate on the influence of peer group on academic performance of adolescent secondary school students in kween district, kaproron sub-county. These secondary schools are both private and government oriented. The instruments and methods of collecting data are questionnaires and interview check lists: A total of 144 participants are involved in the study that is to say 120 students and 20 teachers. Qualitative approach is the approach that will be used in the study. The major objective of the study is to establish, the extent to which peer group influence academic performance of adolescent students both positively and negatively. It will further investigate on peer relationship, socialization, personality and environment on how they influence academic performance of students in secondary school.In order to improve students’ academic performance in schools, the will recommend guidance and counseling services at schools for purpose of building self confidence. It might help students to cope up with the challenges that are found to be affecting their performance. Additionally, the ministry of education and sports should provide adequate training to teachers on guidance and counseling for them to modify adolescent students’ behavior and attitude to develop a good identity.This will be concern on adolescent students of 12 to 19 (teenagers) of the same race in the same peer groups and should be male and female.