GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT The study investigated influence of child neglect on social development of primary school children in Ibiono Ibom L.G.A. Four hypotheses were formulated for the study. The population for this study was all primary five pupils totaling 4000 pupils. Sample size of 90 primary five pupils was drawn from the population. Stratified sampling technique was used to select nine (9) primary schools from each clan in Ibiono Ibom L.G.A. and ten (10) primary five pupils from each of the sampled school. The research instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The instrument was duly validated by experts and was subjected to reliability test using Cronbach Alpha Technique which yields reliability co-efficient of 0.73 to 0.78. The data gathered was analyzed using dependent t-test statistics. The result revealed that there is a significant influence of physical, emotional, educational and medical child neglect on social development of primary school children in Ibiono Ibom L.G.A. Based on this finding, it was recommended that: Good and adequate medical treatment should be provided for school aged children. Educational care in terms of school needs such as uniforms, sandals, school bags, books and other required learning materials should be made available to pupils. Parents and caregivers should provide balanced diet, decent shelter, clothing(s) and basic sanitary conditions for their children. KEYWORDS: Physical, emotional, educational, medical, child neglect, social development, school children