CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
This section described the research design, study population, sampling design and
procedure, data collection instruments, data collection procedures and data analysis. It explains
various scientific methods used in achieving the study objectives.
3.1 Research Design

Survey research design was adopted in this study. According to Ekeh (2003), survey
method is used to describe an event, situation or phenomenon as it is as at the time of the study
Survey method of research is concerned with generalized statistics resulting when data are
obtained from a large number of cases. The survey method was considered appropriate for use
in this study because it enables the researcher to understand the social phenomenon from the
participants‘ perspectives. In addition it also constitutes the most continent way to obtain real
facts and figures needed, in which the results of the analyses were used for the decision taking
and generalization.

3.2 Population of the study

The population of the study consisted of all public Secondary school students in Ijebu Ode in
Ijebu Ode local government of Ogun State.

3.3 Sample and Sampling Technique

The sample of this study compose of 200 students across ten public secondary schools.
The sampling technique adopted for the study is purposive sampling technique. The purposive or
judgmental sampling was used to select, specific elements which satisfy some predetermined
criteria. Nworgu, (2015) stated that, the criteria to be used are usually a matter of the researcher’s
judgment and the researcher exercises this judgment in relation to what he thinks will constitute
a representative sample of the entire population. Hence, this schools were purposively sampled
for two reasons: one, is that they are well known schools in the area with competent teachers and
secondly, the schools to be included in the research had to the ones with substantial numbers of
students who are drug addicts school. The researcher decided that schools who had had 10 or
more student leaving in a term is date as a result of drug addiction of their student. Using these
technique 10 schools were selected and used for the study
S/N Name Of Selected Schools Number Of Sample
Students
1. Adeola Odutola comprehensive school 2458 20
2 Anglican Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-ode 2026 20
3 Ansar-Ud-Deen High School, Ijebu-Ode 2549 20
4 Obafemi Awolowo Comprehensive, Odoko, Ijebu-ode 2118 20
5 Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode 3526 20

6 Moslem Comprehensive High School, Ijebu Ode 1862 20

7 Muslim College Ijebu-Ode 2175 20
8 Our Lady Apostolic School, Ijebu-Ode 2572 20
9 Molipa High School, Sabo Ijebu Ode 2174 20
10 Luba Comprehensive, Eruwon/Luba Road, Ijebu Ode 1874 20

3.4 Instrument for Data Collection

The instrument of data collection used in this study is the questionnaire which contained
structured (close-ended) questions from which the respondents were to make a choice so as to
avoid ambiguity of answers. The Linkert four (4) scale questionnaire of SA (Strongly agree); A
(Agree); D (Disagree) and SD (Strongly Disagree) was thus used to investigate Drug Abuse
Practises among secondary school students. The questionnaire was divided into two section A
and B. Section A required the bio-data of the respondents while section B sought for information
used to answer the research questions

3.5 Validity of the Instrument

The validity of the research instrument refers to the degree to which an instrument
measures what it is intended to measures or the extent to which a time and accurate measure of a
trait is probable. Two kinds of validity were established for the instrument for this study. They
are “face validity and content validity” face validity refers to the way questionnaire items appear
to take care of relevant content in the subject area of interest. Content validity refers to the
content of interest or how well the items on the instrument represent or sample the content area
to be measured.
Before using the research instrument, the items developed were carefully scrutinized by the
supervisor. Those found relevant were retained while the irrelevant items were dropped.

3.6 Reliability of instrument

The reliability of the instrument focuses on the authenticity of the data collection
techniques as well as the analysis procedures to produce the same result if the research is
conducted all over again. In this research, all primary data will be collected from students and
therefore the researcher believes that the data that will be collected will be highly valid and
trustworthy to give the same result if another researcher wants to take on the same research.

3.7 Procedure for Data Collection

The mode of gathering data for the study was through questionnaire. The researcher was
sure that he administered the instrument to the respondents who represent the sample population.
The respondents were encouraged to respond honestly and sincerely to the items since there were
neither wrong nor right answers. The subjects were made to respond independently of each other
and to be honest as possible to minimize errors and replication of responses. Detailed
explanations were not made into the items in the instrument or fellow respondents. This is
because the attempt would have in no doubt influenced their responses. Also effort was made to
avoid the questionnaire from being taken away to avoid loss in transit.
3.8 Method of Data Analysis
The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution table, percentage, mean, standard
deviation and pie chart for simplicity, clarity and precision of result. The data will be coded
using a modern statistical software called Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS version
22).