CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BORIPE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT

This study analyzed the causes and effects of indiscipline among senior secondary students in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. The specific objectives were to identify the acts of indiscipline found among the students, examine the causes of indiscipline, and analyze the effects of indiscipline among the senior secondary students. Five schools were chosen purposely for this study. From each of these schools, six students and four teachers chosen at random making a total of thirty students and twenty teachers interviewed through the use of questionnaire and personal interview. Data collected was analyzed by the use of percentages and frequency distribution tables.

TABLE OF CONTENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES viii

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 2

1.3 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3

1.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY 4

1.6 LIMITATION TO THE STUDY 4

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERM 4 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 INDISCIPLINE 5

2.2 ACTS OF INDISCIPLINE 5

2.3 CAUSES OF INDISCIPLINE 6

2.4 EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE 7

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 9

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 9

3.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 9

3.3 INSTRUMENTATION 10

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 11

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 12

4.1 PERSONAL INFORMATION OF THE STUDENTS 12

4.1.1 AGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS 12

4.1.2 SEX DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS 13

4.1.3 RELIGION OF STUDENTS 13

4.2 ACTS OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG SENIOR STUDENTS 14

4.2.1 INDISCIPLINE 14

4.2.2 ACTS OF INDISCIPLINE 14

4.2.3 ACTS OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG SENIOR STUDENTS 14

4.3 CAUSES OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG SENIOR STUDENTS 15

4.4 EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG SENIOR STUDENTS. 18

4.4.1 EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE ON SCHOOLS 18

4.4.2 EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE ON STUDENTS FAMILIES 19

4.4.3 EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE ON STUDENTS INVOLVED 19

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 20

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 22

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS 22

REFERENCES 24

APPENDIX 25

LIST OF TABLES

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Table 4.1: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS 12

Table 4.2: SEX DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS 13

Table 4.3: RELIGION OF STUDENTS 13