School Environment And Students’ Discipline In Selected Government Secondary Schools In Northern District Zanzibar.

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2013-11
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Kampala International University, College/School of Education
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The study was on school environment and students’ discipline in selected government secondary schools in Northern district, Zanzibar, with the following objectives: To establish the level of school environment, to asses the level of students’ discipline ; to examine the significant difference in respect to gender and age and to investigate the relationship between the two variables. The study used descriptive survey research design (cross sectional), in particular descriptive correlation. Data was collected through a standardized questionnaire for school environment and students’ discipline and analyzed using Frequencies and percentages for demographic characteristics, Mean for level of the Independent variable and the dependent variables, t-test for the significant difference and Pearson’s Linear correlation coefficient (PLCC) for significant relationship. Three hundred and fifty seven respondents constituted the sample size. The findings of the study indicated that all respondents (teachers) were in the age range from 21 years and above. Majority of respondents (teachers) were male. Majority of the teachers hold diploma. As for students, majority were male. Majority of the students were aged between 15-17 years of age and had attained “0” level classes. The level of school environment was low. The level of students’ discipline was high, there was no significant difference in students’ discipline in respect to gender and age and there was no significant relationship between school environment and students’ discipline. The researcher concluded that school environment was not favorable, Majority of students were undisciplined. The students of different categories did not behave well, school environment and students’ discipline were not significantly correlated and school environment had no significant effect on students’ discipline. The researcher recommended that the government should employee more female teachers to reduce gender inequality among teachers, The Ministry of education should provide enough funds which can help in modernizing the school environment, the School administrations should put in place strict rules and regulations to be followed by students to reduce indiscipline among students and administrators should motivate teachers so as to fill themselves comfortable with their works and maintain good relationship in order deal with their students effectively.
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A Thesis Presented To The College Of Higher Degrees And Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Master Of Educational Management And Administration
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School Environment, Students’ Discipline, Government Secondary Schools
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