Demographic Characteristics and Scholastic Adjustment among Public Junior Secondary School Students in Rivers State
Keywords:
Students’ Demographic Status, Scholastic Adjustment, School Types, School Location, GenderAbstract
The study investigated students’ demographic status and scholastic adjustment of public junior secondary school students in Rivers State. The theories that underpin the study are the socio-cultural theory and social learning theory. The research adopted a descriptive research design with a population of 63,748 and a sample size of 540. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain data from the respondents, and mean rating and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions, while an independent t-test was used in testing null hypotheses. The results of the present study showed that school types, school location and gender have a significant influence on the mean ratings of students. Based on the findings, it is recommended that stakeholders in the secondary educational sector should focus on school types, school location and gender to significantly improve scholastic adjustment of public junior secondary school students in Rivers State.
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