The Effect of Marital Problems on the Education of Children with Special Needs in Buea Municipality.
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Marital problems, children with special needs, education, lack of finance, marital violence, lack of communication.Abstract
Purpose: The study investigates the effect of marital problems on Children’s education in the Buea Municipality. Specific objectives of the study included; to examine the effects of lack of communication on children education, to investigate the effect of lack of finance on Children education, to examine the impact of marital violence on children education.
Methodology: The study was guided by socio-cultural theory by Lev Vygostsky, Ecological theory and Paige’s cognitive development theory. The study adopted the survey research design .Precisely the cross- sectional survey design was used to gather data from various segments of the population using a questionnaire.
Findings: The findings revealed problem facing children from unstable homes which affects them academically. It further reports that children from marital problem homes perform poorly in school as compared to those with stable marital homes.
Recommendations: The study recommend that the government should establish workshop and seminars to inculcate knowledge on the importance of parents living in harmony to enhance children well-being and education in Cameroon. Teachers should also have the zeal of empathy to students that is they should go close to students to find out their difficulties.
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