Academic Orientation As A Predictor Of School Adjustment Of In-School Adolescents In Dekina Education Zone Of Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract

The general purpose of this study was to determine whether academic orientation predict school adjustment of in-school adolescents in Dekina education zone of Kogi state, Nigeria. A correlational survey design was adopted for the study. The population was made up of 2,480 (SS11) senior secondary school students, in Dekina of Kogi state, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 248 respondents drawn using multi-stage sampling procedure. Academic orientation questionnaire (AOQ) and school adjustment questionnaire (SAQ) were used as the instrument for data collection and was subjected to face validation by three experts. The internal reliabilities were determined using Cronbach Alpha with reliability coefficient of 0.72 and 0.73 respectively. Regression analysis and ANOVA indicated that there exists a positive moderated relationship between academic orientation and school adjustment. Based on the finding of the study, implications were highlighted, and recommendation made, prominent among which is that the school administration should organize academic orientation in-school adolescents. Ministries of Education should endeavour to recruit trained guidance counsellors into public schools to assist the school administrator in organizing academic orientation programmes which will motivate the students to higher achievements.