Publication: The Implication of Indiscipline on Students Academic Performance: A Case Study of Selected Public Secondary Schools in Limuru Zone, Kiambu County
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2014-12
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Mount Kenya University
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Abstract
Indiscipline in secondary schools has been a major concern for
educational stakeholders all over the world. In Kenya indiscipline cases
have been reported across the country in many secondary schools .many
schools have gone on strike and eventually leading to their closure.
Indiscipline secondary schools in Uganda have also recorded poor
examination results. The same is true for Nigeria, Mauritius and the USA.
Indiscipline learners more often than not acquire poor grades. This study
is therefore interested in addressing the implications of indiscipline in an
effort to improve learners’ academic performance.
The objective of the researcher were to find whether home background
has any influence on the discipline of the learners. how discipline impacts
on learner performance, what school administrations are doing to curb the
indiscipline cases in secondary schools and how indiscipline learners
affects those who were well behaved.
The purpose of this study was to assess the implication of discipline on learner’s academic
performance among secondary school students in Limuru zone, Limuru district, Kiambu County
The study was significant to students, teachers, parents, principals and society at large, all in their own independent and different ways. The methodology covered the design of the study, the area of the study, the target population of the study, the sample and sampling techniques, the instrument for data collection, methods of data collection and the
methods of data analysis.The data was analyzed through the use of tables and graphs.The questions how family influence learners discipline, how indiscipline
impacted on the learners performance, what school administrators are
doing to curb indiscipline and how discipline learner were affected by the
indiscipline learners were studied through the use of questionnaires.
The recommendation of the study was made. The out come of the study
was discussed and suggestions for further research were given. A
conclusion based on the finding was also given
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Management and Curriculum Studies