INFLUENCE OF STREET HAWKING ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN JOS NORTH LGA OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The present research examined street hawking as a factor responsible for poor academic performance among 
junior secondary school students in Jos North Local Government Area of Kwara state. A total of 200 
teachers of junior secondary schools were taken as respondents. Ten schools were selected through simple 
random samplings. Survey questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. Frequency, percentage, t-test 
and Analysis of Variance ANOVA statistical analytical methods were used to analyze the data collected. It 
was found that street hawking influenced junior secondary school students‘ academic performance through 
continuous lateness to school and lack of punctuality to school which may result to drop out of school among 
others and all the hypotheses tested were accepted which means there were no significant difference in the 
influence of street hawking on academic performance of junior secondary school students in Jos North Local 
Government Area of Plateau State based on gender, religion affiliation and educational attainment. It was 
recommended that there is need for government continuous enlightenment of parents on the effect involving 
their children in street hawking and the importance of education and should make education free at all levels 
so that the less privileged children would have the opportunity to be educated