Students’ Indiscipline: The Case of Secondary Schools in Gombi Educational Zone of Adamawa State, Nigeria
Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract:The study investigated perception of teachers on indiscipline among secondary school students in GombiEduucational Zone of Adamawa State. The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study was 7,468. A sample size of 120 was drawn through stratified sampling techniquewas drawn through stratified sampling technique. A research instrument titled ‘Perception of Teachers on Indiscipline among Secondary School Students (PTISSS) was adapted from Olaitan, Mohammed and Ajibola (2013). The validity of the research instrument was carried out by two experts both in Counselling Psychology and Test and Measurement. Test re-test method was used to carry out the reliability of the instrument and the reliability co-efficient was 0.84. The results revealed that students’ misbehaviour is a prevailing problem affecting schools in Gombi Educational Zone. It was also revealed that indiscipline of students is as a result of poor seating arrangement with no locker and chairs, overcrowded population of students and imitating the unruly behaviour of colleagues. In conclusion, students’ misconduct in the classroom interferes with teaching and learning and this could be precursor to school dropout and similar negative social outcomes. Therefore it was recommended that all members of the staff, including the principals and vice principals should exhibit the spirit of teamwork in order to energize morale and enhance staff motivation and also Government should provide conducive learning environment for learners in secondary schools in order to help minimize indiscipline among students. Keywords: Indiscipline, teachers, perception, attrition, behavioural problems.
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Dorcas Oluremi Fareo, Dimas Joshua
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