Augustine Sambo Azi, Abubakar Isa Saluhu
Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education, University
of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria; Department of General Studies, Federal
Polytechnic, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
aziaustin@yahoo.com
Date Received: July 27, 2016; Date Revised: August 15, 2016
The Effect of Child Abuse on the Academic Performance of School Children: Implication on the Nigerian Economy 365 KB 2 downloads
Augustine Sambo Azi, Abubakar Isa Saluhu Department of Social Science Education,...
This study being a narrative theoretical study, examined the effect of Child abuse on the academic performance of school children and its implication on the Nigerian economy. Findings from the study showed that the three major types of child abuse are physical, sexual and emotional or psychological abuse. It was also discovered from the findings that abused children generally perform poorly in school because they find it difficult to concentrate in their academics. In addition, 24.6 percent of children in Nigeria were abused annually, which has affected the growth of the Nigerian economy negatively. To curb this trend, it was recommended among others that parents, school authorities, teachers and government all have roles to play in order to mitigate this problem for the economic growth of Nigeria.
Keywords: Academic Performance, Child Abuse, Economy