Abstract
The nexus between home and school is the ‘environment.’ The framework of every successful and wholistic education towards the learning development of a child is the environment. The environment is a center of influence of a child to adulthood. Environment consists of all the elements that affect the inputs and outputs of a child in every clime. This research is partly library research and field research. This paper seeks to underscore the relationship between the home and the school environment as it affects the Nigerian child adjustment in school, the characteristics of the home environment in relation to the school environment and how the home environment influences learning in the school. The researchers identified learning styles and problem associated with learning and learning environment and how to integrate learners’ differences to fit into the school environment for a smooth adjustment. This paper underscores the reasons why the Nigerian child finds it difficult to adjust in school by conducting findings from some premier boarding schools in Jos Plateau state and proffer solutions to curb such restiveness. This paper further gave recommendations that are pivotal to parents, learners, government, proprietors and head of schools on how to integrate learners of different backgrounds into their learning environment to reflect the home environment for easy integration
Keywords
Environment; home environment; school environment; adjustment
2025-08-01
Vol. 22 Issue No. 1 August 2025
Articles
Vol. 22 Issue No. 1 August 2025
/ ArticleHOME ENVIRONMENT AND SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD
Ndong, Abigail Williams
Fwangjel, Christopher Abafras