Abstract:
The prime objective of the study was to find out the effects of indiscipline among Second Cycle Students. It was conducted in some selected Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The data collected were analysed with the use of tables and percentages. The instrument used for the data collection was questionnaire.
The study showed that acts of indiscipline among students come from their home background, peer influence, the school environment and negative perception of school authority. Although, the study revealed that the most prevalent cause of acts of indiscipline in school is peer influence, and other causes, are, background of students, school environment and their perception of authority play significant role. This is because, the study showed that acts of indiscipline perpetuated clearly reflect on their background ( broken homes, rich or poor families), how students and teachers react to each other at the school environment and student’s perception of authority that determine what sort of behaviour they put up at school.
Description:
Wherever we find ourselves, be it schools, families, business organizations, churches and so on, there are times that such act of misconduct happen. These acts of indiscipline or misconducts are unwelcome, since it does not conform to the group’s existence. The school as an institution is not without one kind of students’ misbehaviour or indiscipline.
In Ghana, right from the basic school to the tertiary level, acts of students’ indiscipline are common. Acts of indiscipline among students have existed as long as formal education itself has existed. There exists an interaction between students and teachers in the school, which is to facilitate teaching and learning. It becomes a worry when this facilitative rapport is disrupted by indiscipline.
