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School Based Factors Influencing Discipline Of boy Child In Public Primary Schools In Masinga District, Kenya
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Mathuku, Caroline M. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Discipline is one of the most important factor that help social systems to function well and achieve their goals and more particularly the schools. However, cases of indiscipline are reported in institutions of learning including primary schools. In Masinga district, the performance of boys in National examinations has been deteriorating compared to the performance of the girls. This dismal performance has been attributed to high indiscipline cases by the boys. It is against this background that this study was set to establish the school based factors that influence discipline problems in schools in Masinga district.The study assumed a survey research design where questionnaires and interview schedules were used as the main tools for data collection. The teachers, head teachers and pupils in the 131 public primary school Masinga district were the target population for the study. The district has a population of 20520 boys, 19837 girls and 1077 teachers. The sample size constituted 410 pupils, 215 teachers and 13 head teachers in public ISSN: 2411-5681 www.ijern.com 8 primary schools in Masinga district. On the strategies used in schools the study established that Guidance and counseling was the main strategy (93.7%) used to curb indiscipline cases in schools. Other strategies include; Dialogue with pupils (73.6%) and referral to parent (66.5%). Based on the findings of the study, the study recommends that, guidance and counselling to be more regular and specific teacher should carry out counselling sessions by meeting pupils once a month with a view to helping the deteriorating discipline of the boy child. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/55885/Mathuku_School%20Based%20Factors%20Influencing%20Discipline%20Of%20Boy%20Child%20In%20Public%20Primary%20Schools%20In%20Masinga%20District,%20Kenya.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ijern.com/journal/2018/December-2018/02.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
