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    EFFECTS OF SINGLE PARENTING ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE A CASE STUDY OF MANJASI HIGH SCHOOL, TORORO DISTRICT
    (2024-09-17) EDUBE DAVID GILBERT
    ABSTRACT While some students have been able to make achievements under equitable education, these achievements have been unevenly distributed among students, within schools and among countries. Despite of unprecedented effort at universal education by government, millions of students fail to attain desired levels of academic performance. This determined the effect of single parenthood on students‟ academic performance at Manjasi high School, Tororo District. Specifically, the study investigated factors contributing to single parenthood and assessed how single parenthood has affected the academic performance of students at Manjasi high School, Tororo District. The study also examined interventions put in place to improve academic performance of students at Manjasi high School. Data was collected from 80 respondents from Manjasi high School who included opinion leaders, child welfare officers and parents. Data was collected using surveys and interviews. Study participants were identified using probability and non-probability sampling. The study employed a mixed research approach using descriptive study and case study designs and data processing was done through editing of the data which will be coded for further data analysis. Data from questionnaires was analyzed using both descriptive statistics while interview data was analyzed using frequency analysis by counting the number of times of responses had by the respondents. Findings showed that family conflicts and gender and domestic violence contribute to single parenthood. Other factors that contribute to single parenthood found by the study are stress and anger by either spouse, drug and alcohol abuse and lack of adequate financial resources. Further, the study found that students of single parents usually experience absenteeism and school dropout and they lack of scholastic materials with persistent health problems that reduces on attendance. The study also found that single parenthood leads to student indiscipline due to lack of parental involvement and lack of family support may lead to reduced concentration and performance of students. Additionally, a number of interventions to help enhance academic performance of students were found such as guidance and counseling programs should be implemented in schools and there is need to rebuild broken relationships among couples so as to encourage their children to study and remain in school. Strengthening marriages laws may help to enhanced academic performance and the church should take center stage in addressing family problems and this may help to promote school learning of children from single parents. The recommended putting in place peace and conflict resolution mechanisms for families to help strengthen marriages and couples should seek counseling from social workers and marriages expert to help address the most pressing challenges in their marriages.