Abstract:
This study was undertaken to determine the
relationship between students’ neighborhood and aggressive
behaviour exhibited by secondary school learners. Students are
not immune to aggressive behaviour, either as perpetrators or
victims because may live in communities with varied behaviors
for most of their lives depending on where they come from. The
issue of where a student comes from or grows up from is of great
concern to educators. The study aims at determining if continual
exposure may desensitize students and encourage them to accept
aggressive acts as a normal mode of conflict resolution. On the
other hand, they may be emotionally damaged by the experiences
of violence, repeated harassment or the witness of the death or
brutal treatment of relatives. It was noted that the community
climate was making a significant contribution to the aggressive
behaviour of students in secondary schools
