Introduction
A family that has been split up or separated for a
number of reasons is referred to as a broken family.
Children who grow up in a broken family may start to
doubt their own worth, which can lead to unneeded
anguish, guilt, and uncertainty. Living with a single
parent in a dysfunctional household can be hard for
both the parent and the child. A family may split for a
number of reasons, but the most frequent ones include
money issues, parental behavior, religion, infidelity,
and parental or friend influence. These factors, such
as receiving poor grades, skipping classes, being
depressed, becoming misinformed, and deciding to be
independent, can have an impact on a student's academic
performance.
Family has many different meanings, the
traditional family is made up of a mother, a father,
and children. According to Mayntz (2006), the simplest
definition of a family is a collection of individuals
who are related by blood or by a legal relationship.
Family is a word that is very essential. It implies
feeling safe, having a friend you can confide in, and
being able to talk about your issues. Everybody is
content in the perfect family. They can relate to,
love, and support one another. Parents put in work to
provide for their families. They are in charge of their
kids. Children should receive a good education. Parents
play a significant role in their child's education in a
family.
The parameters and purposes of education are being
redefined, according to Muller (2009), through family-
school and community partnerships. They increase
community and parental resources and foster
environments that help kids learn more efficiently.
Actual learning is shaped by a student's combination of
education at home and in school. They play a part in
school events as well, so their duty is not just at
home. In order for a student to succeed in fulfilling
his or her personal life goals, the home, the school,
and the environment all play a significant role in the
development of the student's academic achievement.
Experts believe that parental participation is crucial
for a child's success in school. Furthermore, according
to Bulataos (1978), who was cited by Bonbon (1998), one
of parents' goals for their kids is for them to achieve
a high level of education. To do that, parents should
show their child love, camaraderie, and understanding
while also extending to him the advantages of moral
instruction, self-discipline, and training. Both
parents actively participate in their children's
socialization, according to Mercado (1991), referenced
by Bonbon (1998). The mother typically takes on the
majority of child care duties since she spends more
time at home and has a closer bond with the child. She
is responsible for the husband, kids, house, and
household duties. A close relationship between a child
and his father, as per Pearl (1981), as cited by Bonbon
(1998), is said to have made it easier for the child to
accept standards and incorporate them into his values.
As a result, such children had an easier time adhering
to the rules, roles, and standards set by other
authority figures throughout their lives.
Successful kids have benefited greatly from
parental support, but a shattered family also has an
impact on how well a child performs in school. Broken
families are those that have been divided by a death in
the family or an annulment of the marriage. Broken
families, according to Bangera (2018), are ones in
which the parents don't cohabitate or are divorced.
Children are frequently cared for by one of the
grandparents or reside with one of the parents.
Children in such a home experience a poor upbringing
because they see their parents' divorce or lack of
parental love. A child's misdirection in life is
thought to be caused by a broken family; some people
attribute children's rebellious and ambiguous behavior
to this.
Statement of the Problem
This study aims to analyze the impact of having a
broken family on students’ performance at the Naga City
School of Arts and Trades (NCSAT) in S/Y 2023–2024.
Specifically, this will be used to answer the following
question:
1. What is the main reason why people have a broken
family?
a. Having an affair
b. Financial problem
c. Physically abuse
d. Lacking love
2. What are the effects of having a broken family?
a. Bad behavior
b. Entering a new relationship
c. Happy to be single
d. Lack of trust
3. What are the steps to overcome the negative
effect?
a. Learn how to be mentally strong
b. Be physically fit
c. Strengthen the fellowship and show good
relations to people
d. All of the above
4. What is the effect on students' academic
performance?
a. Poor grades
b. Be a bully
c. Being quiet and passive
d. Lack of self-esteem and self-confidence
Measures of Analysis The researchers prepared
the questionnaire for the respondents and
gathered information regarding the effects of
broken family to student academic performance.
The researchers distributed the questionnaire.
Then, the questionnaires were collected by the
researchers afterwards. The answers of the
selected respondents were tallied by the
researchers. In order to secure the validity
and reliability of the questionnaire the
researcher analyzed and interpreted the data
gathered. The researcher will use the
quantitative research with descriptive design.
The researcher will use the casual-comparative
research. This type of research attempts to
establish the cause-effect relationship among
variables of the study. The attempt is to
establish that values of the independent
variable have a significant effect on the
dependent variable.
Scope and Delimitation
The study covers the Naga City School of Arts and
Trades as a case study on the effect of broken family
on student academic performance.
The study is limited to some selected students
whom the product of a broken family, examples of
selected students are the Grade 12 students of Naga
City School of Arts and Trades.
By using a random sampling process, the researcher
will collect information from the respondents and
evaluate the results. The study will be completed ahead
of schedule by the researcher. The following will be
evaluated in this study by the researcher: a. the
responders' profiles; b. the impact of absentee
parenting on children's academic performance; c.
student performance at school is impacted by parental
security and discipline issues.
Significance of Study
This study will be important since it will provide
students in the future with a wealth of knowledge on
the subject. It will raise awareness of how families
with problems affect students’ academic achievement.
1. This study will aid children who come from broken
families in understanding how their situation affects
their ability to achieve academically.
2. This study will aid parents by bringing to light the
fact that a strong family is the cornerstone of our
society and that a strained family can have an impact
on a child's conduct and academic achievement.
3. This study will be a useful tool for guidance
counselors as they provide advice and counseling to
parents and students.
4. Teacher will learn about the impact of broken
families on kids' academic performance from this, and
they will be better equipped to support their pupils
despite the issue raised by the study, recognize their
individuality, and instruct them as such. The teacher
will benefit from this study's guidance on how to
interact with and assist students who are struggling
with this particular issue.
Conceptual Framework
The researcher observes from the readings that
broken families and the absence of a parent may have an
impact on a student's academic performance. It is
crucial that parents fulfill all their responsibilities
to their children.
The Impact of Having a Broken Family: Students on
Academic Performance
Input Process
Output The researcher conducted a study that is concerned with
This study will
This study will help those
the impact of having a broken family among students on the
determine the reason
students cope with their
NCSAT.
and result of having a
issues regarding having a
broken family among The researchers provide questionnaires, and the targeted
broken family and
students on the NCSAT. student will be a 12th grader in NCSAT, which comprises 20
enable them to surpass
HUMMS students, 12 STEM students, 20 GAS-A students,
all those issues they
and 20 TVL students, for a total of 80 students in grade 12
have been through.
on different tracks.
Theoretical Framework
The Impact of Having a Broken Family: Students'
Academic Performance
FAMILY STRUCTURE
1.Single-parent families
2. Two parent families
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT Academic Good performance or
1. Time Performance Bad performance
2. Economics
3. Parenting style
4. Supervision
5. Communication
Definition of Terms
Academic Performance- is the measurement of student
achievement across various academic subjects. Teachers
and education officials typically measure achievement
using classroom performance, graduation rates, and
results from standardized tests.
Student- A student is a person who goes to school to
learn something. Students can be children, teenagers,
or adults who are going to school, but it may also be
other people who are learning, such as in college or
university.
Broken family- is the one that includes unhealthy or
severed relationships within the family unit," explains
Anderson. "They are often associated with divorce but
certainly can occur in an intact family where various
members are in conflict with or estranged from each
other”.
Financial instability- it occurs when problems (or
concerns about potential problems) within institutions,
markets, payments systems, or the financial system in
general significantly impair the supply of credit
intermediation services - so as to substantially impact
the expected path of real economic activity.
Notes
SARAH ME D. BITOREN Palawan State University - Graduate
School (May 2019)
https://pdfcoffee.com/effects-of-broken-family-to-
students-academic-performance-pdf-free.html
CAGO, ZULITA, BENLIRO JULZZ, SICAD, DE GUZMAN, ODUYAN,
SABANDO, HORIKAWA (March 2019)
https://www.academia.edu/41303420/
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