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JONAED

JOURNAL OF NIGERIAN ACADEMY OF EDUCATION
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The Journal of Nigerian Academy of Education has an Editorial Board and accepts well researched theoretical and empirical articles on current issues in the field of education. It must have educational value.

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FAMILY ADJUSTMENT IN HOMES WITH BIOLOGICAL AND ADOPTED CHILDREN IN ONITSHA EDUCATION ZONE OF ANAMBRA STATE

Uba Mercy Benedette Ifeoma PhD

This study investigated family adjustments in homes with biological and those with adopted children. The study was carried out in Onitsha education zone of Anambra State. It is descriptive study guided by one research question and one hypothesis. The population of the study comprised 1,800 families in the area. The sample comprised 158 parents selected through purposive sampling technique. A researcher-developed instrument duly validated by experts and whose Chronbach Alpha was 0.81 was used in data collection. Mean ratings and t-test were used in data analysis. It was found that parents of biological and adoptive families differed in their mean ratings on their family adjustments. It was recommended among others that biological and adoptive parents should attend regular counselling and family retreats for improved family adjustments.