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THE PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AND EDUCATIONAL DISPARITY OF MANJO COMMUNITY STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS OF SHEKA ZONE.

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Psychosocial; Adjustment; Educational; Disparity

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The general objective of this study was to compare the Psychosocial Adjustment and Educational Disparity between Manjo and Non Manjo Community students in Schools of Sheka zone. This study helped to fill a gap by exploring psychosocial problems encountered Manjo community students , Psychosocial adjustment difference and educational enrolments and achievements between Manjo and Non Manjo community students .It also examines psychosocial difference among sex of Manjo Community students. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to achieve the research objectives.Two woreda; nine selected schools in Sheka Zone participated in the study. Random stratified sampling technique was used in this study with sample size of three hundred seventy one (N=371)students, one hundred twenty six female (N=126) and two hundred forty five (N=245) male, age ranged between 11-19 years and Purposive sampling technique was used sample size of twenty five (N=25), 9 from Manjo community students and 16 from stakeholders in education sectors for qualitative data.In this study, psychosocial adjustment has three constructs or elements, therefore, the researcher adapts Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC) is a 20-item self report depression inventory for student’s age ranges from 8-17, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents of 24 items age range from 8-17 to assess social anxiety for Children and Adolescents of Manjo Community age 8-17 ranged students and Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale (RSES) ten items were used to assess self-esteem of Manjo community students.Descriptive and inferential statistics were used and analysed six research questions. Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version-20 (SPSS-20) was used for statistical analysis.Firstof all reliability of the scale was determined. The Manjo community social stigma and discrimination and problems have been late to being changed today in globalized societies. Independent Sample t - test were applied to find the quantitative facts of the study. Results revealed that there is a significant psychosocial Adjustment difference between Manjo community and Non Manjo community students, There is no a significant Psychosocial Adjustments among sex of Manjo and Non Manjo community students. There are huge difference in Educational enrolment and academic achievement of Manjo Community students .Eta measure of association showed Positive correlationbetween psychosocial adjustment and academic achievement Manjo community students of Students. Multiple Linear Regressions were revealed that the combination of psychosocial adjustment constructs predicts educational achievements of Manjo community students, furthermore self-esteem were best predictor of educational achievements of Manjo community students. There is no organized support system to empower in education of marginalized Manjo community students, education sectors simply expected Manjo community will benefited from inclusive education. Stakeholder in education sectors of Sheka zone should employ and assign Psychology and Especial needs Professionals for schools to overcome psychosocial adjustment problems and education disparity of Manjo community students.

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Dagne Tesfaye Dida (March-2024). THE PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AND EDUCATIONAL DISPARITY OF MANJO COMMUNITY STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS OF SHEKA ZONE.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(3), 585-674. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRDTH00116.pdf

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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_215829

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Research Area: Social Science and Humanities 

Author Type: Foreign Author

Country: TEPI, Oromia, Ethiopia

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