This research was carried out to examine the effects of social environment on academic performances of students in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State. The sample for this study was selected from ten selected junior secondary schools in the area where ten students were chosen at random from J.S.S.1, J.S.S.2, and J.S.S. 3, making a total of one hundred students. The instrument used for collection of data was the questionnaire which contained both structured and open-ended questions. Data collected was analyzed by the use of percentages, and frequency distribution tables to determine the distribution of the respondents based on different relevant variables identified in the collected data.
1.1 Introduction
In this section, Effects of Social Environment on Academic Performances of Students in Junior Secondary Schools is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. Others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.