Discipunary Problems of Students in Some Private and Mission Secondary Schools in Addis Ababa
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2007-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purposes of the study were to exposure disciplinary problems of secondary school students in Private and Mission
secondary schools in A.A, to forward possible solutions for the identified problems and to, show effective and
appropriate ways in order to avoid or minimize such problems of students. To these ends, attempts were made by the
study to identify prevalent diSciplinary problems of students and their possible causes by examining the home
background, school related factors , peer group factors and personal conditions of students with disciplinary problems.
Moreover, the study proposed more effective and appropriate means to alleviate disciplinary problems of students.
The study waS conducted on eleven selected sample Private and Mission secondary schools in Addis Ababa. From the
sample schools 66 teachers and 411 students were randomly selected to be involved in the study. Data were collected
from these respondents using questionnaire. All the respondents with no exception filled in and returned the
questionnaire. Then collected data were analyzed using percentage, one-way ANOVA and mean score methods.
The findings on the study revealed that Private and Mission secondary school students in Addis Ababa reflected a
number of diSCiplinary problems, of which the most important ones were talking or indulging in conversation in the
presence of the teacher, sleeping in class, failure to do homework and class work, absenteeism, coming to school
without materials, late coming or tardiness, disobeying teachers and not listening to them and cheating.
Besides, the study groups perceived a moderate relationship between the over all students disciplinary problems and
the degree of their disruption of the teaching-learning process. The result of the study also indicated that higher
frequency of diSCiplinary problems does not necessarily imply-higher degree of disruption.
The findings of the study also indicated that there were many factors of diSCiplinary problems in the home, the
school, peer groups and in the personal conditions of students. To be more specific, regarding the home background of
students the study showed that students in Private and MiSSion secondary schools were reflecting diSciplinary
problems partly because of their home life situations.
Similarly, the study indicated that there were problems related to teachers and school administration. These
problems were found to be major causes for Private and Mission secondary school students' disciplinary problems.
With regard to peer group, the finding of the study indicated that peer related factors have only a minor effect of
Private and Mission secondary school students' disciplinary problems. As far as personal conditions is concerned, the
study disclosed that adolescence and related factors were major causes for the disciplinary problems observed in
Private and Mission secondary schools.
Lastly, as it is evident from the findings in the study positive diSCiplinary measures were found to be effective and
appropriate to minimize or avoid disciplinary problems of students.
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Problems of Students in Some Private