ABSTRACT

This research on the causes and Effects of Deviant Behaviour in higher institutions of learning is designed  to look into the main causes and effects of deviancy in out higher institutions.  The school is a social organization nad has got it’s established patterns of behaviour expected from al its members.  The non-conformity to the norms of behaviour by members of any group or organization is what sociologist called “Deviant Behaviour”.

The researcher tried to find out the extent to which the age if students, family background, the school, lecturers and our society in general contribute to the act of deviancy in our higher institutions.  The hypothesis also stated that many students perform poorly academically as a result of deviant acts and that deviancy may hider student future success.

The researcher was based on three higher institutions (that is) two universities and one polytechnic in Enugu urban of Enugu state. 90 questionnaires were distributed out and 80 were collected back and used for the study.  The data collected was presented with the percentage method.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page i

Approval page ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Abstract vi

Table of contents viii

List of tables xi

Chapter one

Introduction 1

1.0 Background of the study 1

1.1 Statement of the problem 4

1.2 Purpose of the study 5

1.3 Significance of the study 5

1.4 Limitation to the study 7

1.5 Research question 7

Chapter two

2.0 Literature review 9

2.1 Deviance in school 12

2.2 Causes of deviancy 17

2.3 Personality approach 18

2.4 The large society factor 22

Chapter three

Research methodology and procedure 25

3.0 Design of the study 25

3.1 Population 26

3.2 Sample and sampling techniques 26

3.3 Research instrument 27

3.4 Description of instrument used 27

3.5 Distribution and collection of data 28

3.6 Validity of instrument used 29

3.7 Method of data analysis 29

Chapter four

4.0 Presentation and analysis of data 30

Chapter five

Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendation 46

5.0 Summary of findings 46

5.1 Conclusion 47

5.2 Recommendations 47

References 51

Appendix