Discipline and academic performance among secondary school students in Mbale town, Mbale district
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2018-05
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Kampala International University, College/School of Education
Abstract
The purpose ofthis study was to find out the influence of discipline on students’ academic
performance in Mbale Town, Mbale District. The study was guided by three objectives; to
establish how the administration of school rules and regulations affect students’ academic
performance ; to establish how observance to time management affect students’ academic
performance in secondary schools and to analyze how the administration of punishments affect
students’ academic performance in secondary .This study was conducted in five secondary schools
which were; Mbale secondary school, Nkoma secondary school, Mbale High school, University
Link high school and Town side High school.The study employed descriptive research design
where questionnaires and interview guides were the main instruments for data collection. Data was
collected and analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively by use of frequencies, percentages and
narrative representation respectively then later presented in tables for interpretation.
Findings shows that the first three schools has suitable school rules and regulations, use and
implement different mechanism, apply fair and consistence punishments, also had suitable rules and
regulations contrary to last two schools which had unsuitable rules and regulations and do not
implement different mechanisms, apply unfair and inconsistence punishment and had written rules
which had no supervision.
Conclusion, students should be aware of school rules and regulations, fair, consistence
punishments, same mechanisms to communicate, motivation, recruitment and selection procedure
to teachers and students.
Recommendation, there should be meetings between schools to share experiences on disciplinerelated matters vis-â-vis academic performance. Parents-teachers relationship should be established.
Further research can be carried out focusing on the role of school discipline on students’ academic
performance in other parts the country or the whole country for comparative analysis
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A research report submitted to the college of education, open distance and e-learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a bachelor’s degree in arts with education of Kampala International University
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Discipline, Academic performance