Behavioral Problems of Government and Private High School Adolescents in Adama Town
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study tried to see the commonly prevailing behavioral problems among high school
students; the perceived effects of these behavioral problems on students' academic
performance and on teachers' job related morals, the differences and/or similarities
between Government and Private high school students on the types and perceived effects
of the problems, and create awareness in all school stake holders so as to have positive
regard towards students with behavioral problems.
The study has the sample of 161 of which 106 are students and 55 are teachers selected
from 4 of the 10 schools in Adama town. Students were selected using stratified sampling
and then systematic sampling from each strata; teachers also were selected using the
above sampling methods; where as school administrators and student council members
were selected using comprehensive sampling method As this study is more of descriptive,
the obtained data of the quantitative part is analyzed in terms of percentage while the
qualitative part is in discussion form. The instruments used are open and close ended
questionnaire andfocus group discussion.
The obtained result reveals that; not doing home work and class work (78.18%), being
passive in class (78.18%), short al/ention span to education (74.55%), and disturbing in
class or outside (69.09%) to be the commonly prevailing behavioral problems; from the
three categories of behavioral problems the one related to problematic students is found
to be high (49.1%) in its occurrence as compared to others, though others also have their
own share problems against teachers (44.2%) and problems against other students
(45.63%). The study also revealed that, students' behavioral problems have perceived
effects on their academic performance and on teachers' job related stress. More over, it
is found that though both share many behavioral problems in common; the problems
seem to be high in private schools than in government schools.
In conclusion, students' behavioral problems that are identified have effects on their
academic performance and teachers' job-related stress unless joint effort is made by all
stakeholders to alleviate them
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