Influence of School Characteristics on Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya

Authors

  • Caroline Kulu Ngao Dept. of Educational Management Policy and Curriculum Studies, Kenyatta University
  • Martin Ogola Dept. of Educational Management Policy and Curriculum Studies, Kenyatta University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54756/IJSAR2021.6047

Keywords:

Guidance and Counseling Approaches, Students’ Council, School Administration, School Type

Abstract

The study sought to find out the influence of school characteristics on the discipline of schools in Machakos County. The study adopted a correlational research design. The target population was the 153 secondary schools in Machakos County. The research used stratified sampling, random sampling and purposive sampling methods to determine the sample size. The study had a sample size of 231 respondents of which 168 were students, 21 principals and 42 teachers. Interview guides and questionnaires were used for data collection. The study revealed that there was a strong positive relationship between guidance and counseling approaches and school discipline (r=0.615, p-value <0.05), and also a significant positive relationship between school type and discipline (r=0.773, p-value <0.05). The study recommended that secondary school administration should enhance identifying and addressing all forms of indiscipline especially vernacular speaking which was observed to be a way of including some learners while excluding others when planning acts of indiscipline.

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Caroline Kulu Ngao, & Martin Ogola. (2021). Influence of School Characteristics on Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya. International Journal of Scientific and Applied Research (IJSAR), EISSN: 2583-0279, 1(9), 14–23. https://doi.org/10.54756/IJSAR2021.6047

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Vol. 1 No. 9: IJSAR V1, I9 Nov - 2021

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Section 3: Academic Research

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