School environment and students’ indiscipline in secondary schools in Nyamagana district, Tanzania
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2018-06
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Kampala International University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between secondary schools environment
and students’ indiscipline in secondary schools in Nyamagana district, Tanzania. The objectives
were to examine the school environment in secondary schools in Nyamagana district, Tanzania;
to assess the level of the students’ indiscipline in secondary schools in Nyamagana district,
Tanzania; and to establish the relationships between school environment and students’
indiscipline in secondary schools in Nyamagana district, Tanzania. The sample size of the study
was 357 respondents derived from the total population of 858 (2017) including 727 students and
131 teachers for the purpose of the study. Frequency and percentage distribution were used to
determine profile of the respondents. Data were collected through questionnaire and observation
to gather information. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for
Social Sciences) 16.0 version. The study achieved the response rate of 92.99%. The major
findings of the study revealed that, a significant and positive relationship (r = 0.513, N = 332, p
= 0.0001 < 0.01 < 0.05) between school environment and students’ indiscipline in Nyamagana
district, Tanzania.The study recommended that, the government of the united republic of
Tanzania should collaborate with its communities in providing an enabling environment
conducive for teaching and learning through adequate facilities such as school plants and
facilities, reading material such as books, journals, newspapers and other instructional facilities
so as to facilitate the learning processes and keep the students busy. Head teachers should
ensure that teachers adopt an effective classroom management and teaching methods within an
organized classrooms; Government should made available special offices for guidance and
counseling in secondary schools as well as to establish rules and regulation in guiding the
students on does and don’t within the schools in order to reduce indiscipline cases among the
students in secondary schools in Nyamagana, Tanzania. School heads should also make sure
that disciplinary actions are taken on students who areinvolved in truancy or other related
offences so as to improve their performance and positive behaviors.
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A thesis submitted to the college of education, open, distance and e-learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of master degree of educational management and administration of Kampala International university Kampala -Uganda
Keywords
School environment, Students’ indiscipline, Secondary schools, Nyamagana district, Tanzania