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“Relationship was another source of concern for students. Nearly one third
of all college freshmen (30 percent) grew up with one or no parents (Sax,
Asting, Korn, and Mahoney, 1996). Even those students who lived with
both parents usually experienced divorce up close by seeing it in the lives
of their friends and neighbors. These students often told us of unhappy
relationship between their own parents. The result is that undergraduates
worry a great deal about divorce (…) Again and again, deans of students
reporting on the growing rate of dysfunctional families among students.
They talked of violence; instability; blended families; and emo tional,
sexual and financial problems. As one dean put it, “It’s hard to send a
student home, when home is the problem…” Levine & Cureton (1998).
It is convenient to point out that some students suffer basic psychological
disorders such as: perception, memory and conceptual functions which
contribute to get low academic learning.
“Evidence is mounting that a suitable learning environment can also be
considered as contributing towards the quality of education. There must be
adequate hygiene and sanitation facilities accessible to all and, if possible,
health and nutrition services in the vicinity. School policies and their
implementation must promote safety, and both physical and mental health.
While the physical environment is better understood, the psycho-social one,
which is at least as important, deserves serious attention –so that practices
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