Communication and students’ discipline in secondary schools Ugenya District, Kenya
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2014-11
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Kampala International University. College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study was to investigate the relationship between communication and students discipline in secondary schools in Ugenya district in Kenya. Correlation Coefficient was used in this study as method of analysis to establish the relationship between communication and students discipline. The study was specifically to investigate communication between school administration and students, teachers and students and parents and students and their impacts on students discipline in and out secondary schools in Ugenya district in Kenya. The first objective of the study was to determine the relationship between school administration and student communication and students discipline, the second one was to establish the relationship between teacher and students’ communication and students discipline and the third objective was to establish the relationship between parent and students communication and students discipline and lastly to determine the level of students discipline in Ugenya district The Research design used was correlation coefficient because it was the one suitable for studying the relationship between communication and’ students discipline. The target population for this study were 2300 students’ from which samples of 320 students and were obtained respectively using Crejcie and Morgan (1970) table of samples as shown on table 3.1. Frequencies, percentages means and standard deviations were used to analyze the data. The major findings of this research was that there is a relationship between communication and students discipline and that communication as a strategy for managing students discipline has not been effectively used in secondary schools in Ugenya district and this is partly responsible for cases of students unrest recently reported in some of secondary schools in the district. Based on research findings it is strongly recommended that the ministry should organize and train all stake holders such as principals, teachers and parents on the use of communication as a strategy for effective students discipline management.
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A thesis report presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirement for award of the Master Degree of Educational Management and Administration of Kampala International University
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Students' discipline, Communication, Secondary Schools, Kenya