A SURVEY OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS: ITS EFFECTS AND CAUSES

A SURVEY OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS: ITS EFFECTS AND CAUSES

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BACKGROUND STUDY

Mbiti (2007) describes discipline as a moral aptitude or tendency that, when imprinted in the human potential, develops into a powerful habit of self-control. As a result, discipline entails the formation of an informed conscience as an integral element of a person's identity. According to Jeng (2011), it comprises a person's mind and character training that leads to self-control and a habit of compliance. Students go to school primarily for the purpose of receiving a decent education. Only when schools are disciplined can students receive a good education. In education, discipline is the most important issue.

Teachers, parents, students, and the public all place discipline at the top of their concerns, according to Soet (2005:1), quoting Charles (1981). Teachers rank discipline at the top because it affects learning, their emotional lives, and it outweighs all other factors combined in determining a teacher's success.

Jeng (2011) instructs pupils to recognize that one of the most basic features of a human being in school, at home, and across the globe is discipline. Stakeholders agree that maintaining school discipline is a high priority since knowledge cannot be acquired without character. It is the one aspect of learning that everyone anticipates and desires. Most educators feel that discipline is the one factor that may make or destroy a school, since without it, even the best efforts of a teacher could be wasted.

Discipline is viewed in a variety of ways by various people. For some people, discipline is synonymous with taking precautions. This style, according to Okumbe (1998), tries to take preventative steps and might take the form of advice or explaining values and regulations to pupils. Padilla (2012), a seasoned speaker who leads parent seminars for California school systems, agrees that it is a positive method that promotes and rewards good conduct rather than penalizing negative behavior. Moving closer to home, Kenya has also been hit by the threat. The widespread student riots and damage of school property have been with us for years and show no signs of abating. Public day secondary schools have also been actively participating in the unrests, according to the Report on the Causes, Effects, and Remedies of Indiscipline in Secondary Schools in Central Province (MOEST, 2000). As a result, a research on the impacts and causes of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools was essential.

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Lack of discipline among students has long been one of the primary increasing concerns in public secondary schools. Most pupils have been discovered to be involved in numerous behaviors that violate school regulations, resulting in discontent in most public schools. So many pupils purposefully skip school without fear of being investigated or reprimanded (Ahmed, 2018).

Discipline has had a significant impact on pupils' academic achievement in public secondary schools. Students are no longer performing as expected in classrooms, but how they like. The majority of pupils arrive late to school, and no disciplinary actions have been implemented (Adeogun, 2001). Students at public secondary schools have a history of absenteeism and truancy. These issues highlight the necessity for a research of the causes and effects of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools, with Ota LGA as a case study.

1.3     OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY     

The general objective of the research is to carry out a study on the effects and causes of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools, using Ota LGA as a case study. The specific objectives are:

1 To find out the nature of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government.

2 To ascertain the factors responsible for indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government.

3 To know the effects of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government.

4 To examine the impact of indiscipline on the academic performance of students in public secondary schools in Ota LGA.

5 To assess the positive measures/strategies being put in place to arrest indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government.  

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The relevant research questions related to this study are:

1 What is the nature of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government?

2 What are the factors responsible for indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government?

3  What are the effects of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government?

4 What is the impact of indiscipline on the academic performance of students in public secondary schools in Ota LGA?

5 What are the positive measures/strategies being put in place to arrest indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government?

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 

The findings of this study added to the body of information about the causes of indiscipline among students in public day secondary schools in Ogun State's Ota local government. It also revealed the type of the indiscipline that was going to emerge as a result of these causes.

The research was crucial in terms of identifying constructive approaches to improve discipline. Teachers frequently punished children without taking into account what caused them to transgress; they seldom attempted to comprehend the underlying reason. By focusing on these aspects, they will be able to better understand and interact with their pupils.

It may also help parents keep track on their children's movements and associations in order to guide them toward becoming responsible adults. They are in a better position to ensure their children's decent upbringing.

The findings are supposed to give insight to the ministry of education and policymakers on how to strengthen guidance and counseling, life skills education, and school-based family units in schools.

The Ministry of Education may also see the need of bolstering these new initiatives, which are now absent in most schools. They may utilize the study's findings to address comparable issues at other schools around the country.

By considering sections of the literature that have not yet been researched or explored and including these aspects into the current study, this study will add to the existing body of knowledge. As a result, the research will serve as a foundation for future research in the sector.

1.6     SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The scope of this study is restricted to the effects and causes of indiscipline among students in public secondary schools, using Ota local government area of Ogun State as a case study. Also, the study also addresses the positive measures/strategies being put in place to arrest indiscipline among students in public secondary schools in Ota local government.  

1.7     LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

Some of the major constraints the researchers encountered in putting up this research include lack of time, lack of willingness to give information by respondent and also limited resources.

1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS     

Indiscipline: is defined as a lack of control or punishment.

Absenteeism means either habitual evasion of work, or willful absence as in a strike action. It does not include involuntary or occasional absence due to valid causes, or reasons beyond one's control, such as accidents or sickness.

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