An Analysis of teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of the causes of drug abuse and their effects on academic performance: A case of Mutoko Central High School
- Author
- Chimbunde, Enia
- Title
- An Analysis of teachers’ and learners’ perceptions of the causes of drug abuse and their effects on academic performance: A case of Mutoko Central High School
- Abstract
- This qualitative study researched the perceptions of causes of drug abuse among learners at Mutoko Central High School. The population of the study consisted 400 learners and 20 teachers and the researcher targeted on all teachers and all the O level learners at Mutoko Central High School. A total of 82 High school learners were randomly selected and 18 teachers were asked to complete the questionnaires used for the research. After collecting and analyzing data, the main findings emerged. The findings from this research indicated that teachers and learners believed that learners abused drugs to be appreciated by friends, to increase academic performance, because they had money, and to be like teachers/parents who take drugs. Also, the findings indicated that the most common causes for drug abuse were marijuana (and cigarettes), and alcohol (and spirits). The findings also showed that the attitudes of parents of learners at Mutoko Central High School were positive and they made efforts to educate their children about the dangers of drug abuse. Apart from that, teachers and learners in the study believed that drug abuse leads to loss of concentration in class, indiscipline, violent behavior, absenteeism and school dropouts, Further more teachers and learners who participated in the study believed that the strategies that could be used to mitigate against drug abuse were educating learners about drug abuse, counselling, and medical habilitation.
- Date
- June 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Drug Abuse
- Academic Performance
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Teachers’ and Learners’ Perceptions
- Supervisor
- Shasha
- Item sets
- Department of Chemistry
- Media
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