FAMILY STRUCTURE, PARENTAL LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD'S RIGHTS CONCEPTS IN CIVIC EDUCATION IN OWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ONDO STATE

Abstract

This study examined the influence of family structure
and parental level of education on students' knowledge
of child rights among junior secondary school students
in Owo Local Government, Ondo State. The study
sample comprised 389 junior secondary school
students randomly selected from 10 public secondary
schools. The study employed an ex-post facto type of
survey research design. The instrument use for the data
collection was Questionnaire on Family Structure and
Parental Level of Education on Students Knowledge of
Child Rights (QFSPLESKCR) with reliability co
efficient of 0.74 USING Cronbach Alpha. Two
hypotheses were raised to guild the study. It was
discovered that there is no significant difference in the
knowledge of child rights among students whose
parents are separated and those whose parents are not
separated (tcal=.467) and that parental level of
education plays insignificant role in students'
knowledge of child rights (tcal=2.377). This study
therefore recommends that there is need to keep
enlightening the parents on importance of home
structure on life of children. National Women Commission through Ministry of Women Affairs
should mount family support programmes that will
promote family life, and enhance parental practices.