Effects of Insecurity on Primary School Attendance in Damaturu Metropolis Yobe State, Nigeria
Keywords:
counselling, Primary School, InsecurityAbstract
This study examines the effects of insecurity on primary school attendance in
Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria. The study is a survey. Three questions were
addressed: what is the level of school attendance under the crisis situation in
Damaturu metropolis? Are parents and teachers willing to send back their
children to the affected schools? Does insecurity have significant effects on
attendance of school children? Effect of Insecurity on School Attendance
Questionnaire (EISAQ) was developed for the study. The alpha reliability of the
questionnaire was .965. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 225
parents and teachers in 10 Primary Schools in Damaturu, Yobe State that were
affected in the activities of Boko Haram in the metropolis were administered with
copies of the questionnaire. The responses to the questionnaire were summarized
using percentages. T-test was computed to test for differences in responses on the
effect of insecurity on school attendance. The level of primary school attendance
under the crisis situation in Damaturu metropolis was found to be low but that of
male pupils were found to be lower than that of female pupils. Parents and
teachers were willing to send their children back to the affected primary schools.
Male and female significantly differ on the effects of insecurity on primary school
attendance. It is incumbent on the government to provide adequate and effective
security personnel to all the institutions of learning in Damaturu Metropolis,
Yobe State, Nigeria to stop the burning of schools and constant shooting around
educational institutions.
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