Students’ Discipline and Academic Performance in Selected Secondary School: A Case Study of Entebbe Municipality
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Date
2019-11
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Kampala International University, College/School of Education
Abstract
The study will examine the students discipline and academic performance in selected
secondary schools in Entebbe Municipality, Uganda. The Study objectives will be: to find out
the forms of indiscipline among students in selected secondary schools, disciplinary practices
and impact on performance and to establish how the above management systems are applied
to deal with student discipline in selected secondary schools in Entebbe Municipality. The
study will be adopted across sectional survey design where both qualitative and quantitative
approaches were used. The respondents will total to 200 and of which will be selected using
simple random and purposive sampling techniques. The specific respondents include: Head
teachers, Students, Parents, Class Teachers. The study findings reveal that the forms of
indiscipline include; disorder in classrooms, disrespect for teachers, verbal abuse of teachers,
fighting among students and among others. On the other hand, the student disciplinary
management systems in selected secondary schools in Entebbe Municipality include; use of
school rules and regulations, admission practices, criteria for leaving school, punitive
measures such as use of punishments. The findings also reveal that the student disciplinary
management systems affect the management of student’s discipline especially when Teachers
and school managers are involved in the management of students Discipline. The study will
recommend that there is need to identify the forms of indiscipline and try to curb them. The
study also will recommend that there is need to identify better management systems for proper
management of students Discipline. It also recommends appropriate application of the
management systems so as to curb indiscipline, such as use of guidance and counseling.
Description
A Research Report Submitted to The College of Education
Open Distance And E-Learning in Fulfillment of The
Requirements for The Award of The Degree
Of Bachelor of Arts with Education Of
Kampala International University
Keywords
Students' discipline, academic performance