Management of Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools: Jalingo Metropolis in Focus

Ajibola A. Lukman

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Ajibola A. Lukman

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management, disciplinary problem and secondary school

Abstract

The research study titled "Management of Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools with Reference to Jalingo Metropolis" aimed at investigating the types of disciplinary problems, their possible causes and means of managing them. The study used a questionnaire titled Managing Disciplinary Problem Questionnaire (MDPQ). Four point likert rating scale was used to collect data. One thousand (1000) respondents were sampled in four (4) government owned secondary schools in Jalingo metropolis. The results showed truancy, absenteeism, fighting, stealing and drug addiction among others as typical examples of disciplinary problems experienced in the study area. The study also revealed parental/home, political, social and economic, school environment, school curriculum and peer group influence among others as the causes of disciplinary problems.

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Management of Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools: Jalingo Metropolis in Focus. (2014). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 13(G14), 7-9. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/898

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