Psycho Social Effects of Poverty on Academic Performance of Students in Sheema District of Western Uganda
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2021-04
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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This study was carried out to examine the psychosocial effects of poverty on academic performance of students in Sheema District. The study aimed at achieving three main objectives: examining the effect of negative perception, less confidence and fear on academic performance of students in Sheema district of Western Uganda, find out how mental instability inform of depression, anxiety and stress can affect academic performance of students in Sheema district of Western Uganda and to investigate how children raised in environment of low socio-economic status are performing in school. The study was based on Fischer’s (1996) Individual deficiencies theory who stated that poverty can be eradicated by and making better choices which sometimes control psychological issues. The study was underpinned on cross sectional. The study population comprised of 890 respondents of which 276 was the sample size. Stratified and random sampling methods were used to collect information and both questionnaire, interview and observation data research tools were employed. The study findings found that psychosocial effects of poverty on academic performance of students are negative perception, less confidence and fear, mental instability inform of depression, anxiety and stress and environment of low socio-economic status. This implies that once a family is well prepared and participating in projects, the students pays school fees in time thus increases the academic performance in long run. The study recommends that society members should work hand in hand with the schools for the betterment of the academic performance of the students in Sheema district. The study recommends that school administrators should implement better measures to help students from poor backgrounds to study well, attend seminars, organize workshops and build their confidence. Families of low social economic status qualify for health care assistance, and the cost of practical coverage is outrageously expensive. The social welfare system should help in finding work and food benefits should encourage healthy eating. There is no an easy answer for how to accomplish this, but perhaps welfare programs could include staff or volunteers that help recipients write letters and resumes, find affordable childcare for working parents, and providing public transit to get to work. Anxiety affects the society in general. They create disparities within public school system and this affects the students learning abilities especially those under looked. If the social problem is society, then the solution needs to involve the whole. The larger fix cannot fall primarily on the schools, although the schools can help. This means that society members should always work hand with schools and parents to look on the welfare of the students.
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A Dissertation Submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Master’s Degree in Social Work and Social Administration of Kampala International University
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Poverty, Academic Performance, Uganda