ABSTRACT
Indiscipline has become cancer eating deeply the educational sector. It connotes the violations of school rules and regulations capable of obstructing the smooth and orderly functioning of the school system. Indiscipline has become a social menace which has caused several scholars or educationist unrest and sleepless nights. Therefore, this study investigated the perception of teachers on the causes of indiscipline among post-primary school students. Simple random sampling was used to select one hundred and fifty (150) teachers in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. A self-designed questionnaire tagged “causes and consequences of indiscipline questionnaire (CCIQ) was used to gather the required information from the respondents. The instrument has three sections containing items that revealed demographic information, cause of indiscipline and the consequences of indiscipline among post-primary school students. The results revealed that the major causes of indiscipline among post-primary school students are: peer group influence which ranked 1st, poor child upbringing (home) ranked 2nd. Other causes are connected to school factors and societal factors. Six null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The variables considered are religion, sex and length of service. Based on the results of the findings of this study, various recommendations were made on the causes of indiscipline among secondary school students. The major determinants of indiscipline derived i.e. Home, peer group, school, society and media houses should rise up to the responsibility of setting the youths on the right track.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Approval ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
Table of Contents vii
List of Tables x
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 5
Purpose of the Study 6
Research Questions 7
Research Hypothesis 9
Scope and Delimitation of the Study 10
Operational Definition of Terms 11
Significance of the study 12
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
Introduction 14
Concept of Education 15
Concept of Adolescence 17
Concept of Indiscipline 18
Causes of Indiscipline 22
Solutions to Indiscipline 26
Concept of Perception 30
Summary of Review of Literature 32
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Introduction 33
Research Design 33
Population Sample and Sampling Techniques 34
Instrumentation 35
Procedure for Data Collection 36
Validity of the Instrument 36
Reliability 37
Data Analysis Technique 37
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULT OF ANALYSIS
Introduction 38
Distribution of the Bio-data 38
Hypotheses Testing 45
Summary of Findings 54
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Introduction 56
Discussion 57
Conclusion 66
Recommendations 67
Suggestions for further studies 69
References 71
Appendix 74
