The impact of discipline of students on their accadepic performance in selected public secondary schools in Bulambijli District: case study Bulago Ss and Bugiyanya Comprehensive
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2017-08
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The purpose of this study was to establish the impact of discipline of students on their
academic performance in public secondary schools. The study was conducted under
three research objectives. These were; to establish how the management of school
rules influence student’s academic performance, to establish how time management
influences students” academic performance, to establish how the administration of
punishments influence student’s academic performance.
The study employed survey research design particularly cross-sectional survey design.
Questionnaire was the main instrument of data collection. tvio public second~ry schools
were randomly selected in bulambuli district in which the study was conducted.
The major findings of the study were; all schools have written rules and regulations but
which they don’t understand, some rules and regulations require modifications and
others lack consistence in their implementation, which raises students” anger leading to
violence, strikes and aggression. Also time is poorly managed in school where the
designed timetables are not respected. Punishments were found to b~ unfairly
administered that causes dissatisfaction, anger and thus inducing acts of indiscipline
such as strikes, vandalism of school property as well as violence among students.
The study came up with the following conclusions based on the study findings; much as
school
The study came up with the following conclusions based on the study findings; much as
school rules help in controlling student’s behavior in the school, their awareness is
lacking among students. Also, time being a scarce resource and need to be well planned
for through a time schedule, this timetable lack respect and therefore not followed as
expected causing indiscipline among students. Punishments were also found to be
poorly administered to students, which create chaos in schools characterized with
school property destruction, and thus affecting students” general academic
performance.
The study also proposed some recommendations to deal with the wide spread and
increasing levels of indiscipline among adolescent youths in secondary schools in
Uganda. These include, strengthening school rules and regulations, strengthening
counseling and guidance in schools than expelling them, having a uniform discipline
code, which will assist parents, students and other stakeholders to appreciate the role
of punishments in schools. In addition, a strong parent-teacher relationship needs to be
established so as to address the effects of indiscipline in schools, and also teachers
should be the role models of discipline if this struggle is to achieve its objectives.
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A dissertation submitted to the college of education and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of bachelor’s degree of science with education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Discipline of students, Academic Performance