THE IMPACT OF STUDENT POLITICS ON EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF UN IVERSITY OF SINDH, JAMSHORO

Abstract

The sllIdy analyzed (he impacl a/slllden/s ' politics on Iheir academic pel!orlJlGl1ce in University of Sindh, Jamshoro. in (his sllldy, fhe researcher planned /0 recognize {he opinions of slIldenls aboll/ the srlldenl po/ilics, fa know the e./fecis 0/ sllldenl politics 011 fheir edl.lcalion and 10 find 011/ (he faclors ;1?flllencil1~ Ihe sll/denl politics al (he University. This stlldy invesligaled faclors behind the invo/vemel1/ in sllIe/em polilics in Ihe big numbers due (0 peel' grollp slress. polilical filmi/y backgrollnd, links fUllIre, power, fame, power, authority, creation 0/ leadership, gelling good Olltcomes in {he exam, outside pressure for vC/lying administration policies, personal inleresl. For promolion of unlawful activities, hostility with other parlies, 10 tease the girls, (0 close the university among Ihese /hcfors Ihe peer group press lire was Ihe one of the velY slrol1g caused o/joining a political pany. In the reslII!s it affected more 011 the academic peljorlJlclI1ces 0/ sludents and consequenlly il cre(l/ec/ a gre(l/ problem Jar them. Death. loneliness (md mentally disllII ·b 10 Ihe sludenls were Ihe major langible problems among Ihe students because 0/ polilical issues. The majorily oJlhe sl/ldenlS who alfached political parties within the IIl1iversily were velY lolt' in edllcalional peljol"lnances. Class cOI?ilict theOlY had been applied in Ihe research. In which there Hlere Ihree classes. The command class I1 las dominated 01 Ihe campl/s and involved in politics. The obey class had to follow the command class. The last one \Vas class less group, who did 110t involved in politics. There were 180 respondenls whom data were collecled and Ihey ll'ere sll/dew 0/ the IIniversity. The command class became part v.f"politics dlle fOji-iend·s link. The lIIainfinding o/Ihe research was Ihal po/iliccd paflies Cl"eClfed dislllrbance at campus. Those who involved il1 stlldent politics. their pel/orlllance were weak in edllcation . The resu/I showed (hat the alrel"l1a(ive hypothesis had accepted al1d 11111/ hypotlll~sis WClS rejected.