Effect of School-Based Conflicts on Academic Performance among Senior Secondary School Students in Central Senatorial Zone of Zamfara State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2026281Keywords:
School-based conflict, Roles, Relationships, Academic PerformanceAbstract
The study investigated the Effect of School-based Conflict on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Central Senatorial Zone of Zamfara State, Nigeria. The study was guided by research objectives which were translated into research questions and research hypotheses that were formulated and tested using one-sample t-test at a 0.05 level of significance. The study reviewed related empirical researches conducted on school-based conflict and academic performance of students. Descriptive survey design was adopted with a population of 12,325 senior secondary (SS2) students of which 7,606 are males with 4,719 females drawn from four (4) local government areas (Bungudu, Gusau, Maru and Tsafe) of the central zone of the State. A sample size of 378 was selected using proportionate and simple random sampling while purposive sampling was used to select schools. Data collected were analysed using simple percentages while mean and standard deviation were used to present responses of research questions. The study findings revealed among others 3.64% equivalent to 95% that there is relationship between school-based conflict and academic performance of students; it revealed that 3.50% equivalent to 95% of school administrators, teachers and counselors played important roles in managing and resolving school-based conflict. The study concluded that there is concrete relationship between student academic performance and school-based conflict; it also concluded that school administrators, teachers and counsellors play an important role in managing and resolving school-based conflict. The study therefore, recommended among other things that, conflict resolution strategies should be giving more consideration by the school administrators, teachers, counselors and students in the process of planning and implementation of school policies, so that school will achieve its desired objectives.
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