Thefirst part T1 contains questions on truancy
as a disciplinary problem in secondary schools in
Jalingo metropolis. T2has questions on absenteeism as
a disciplinary problem faced by school management,
teaching staff and non-teaching staff. T
3
focuses on
fighting as a disciplinary problem while T
4 seeks
information from the school management, teaching and
non-teaching staff on stealing as a disciplinary problem
in secondary schools.
Section B comprises C1, C
2, C
3¬, C
4
,and C5
.
Inthe same vein, C
1 contains questions on political,
social and economic factors as the cause of disciplinary
problems in secondary school. C2 hasquestions on
school curriculum as the cause of disciplinary problem;
C3 asks questions on family/home background as the
cause of disciplinary problem; C4
focuses on school
environment/teacher as the cause of disciplinary
problem while C5 seeks information on peer group as
the cause of disciplinary problem in secondary schools
in Jalingo metropolis. Section C explores means of
managing disciplinary problems in secondary school.
The four (4) point likert responses rating scale
was used to collect data. The likert scale pattern was
provided to aid the respondents in providing their
responses by ticking the appropriate box [ √ ] that most
describes their opinions. The response categories are:
Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and
Strongly Disagree (SD).
The scores were analyzed using the Cronbach
alpha. Out of the one thousand (1000) questionnaires
administered, eight hundred (800) were dully completed
and returned while the remaining was wrongly filled.
Thus, retrieved data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics.
a) Types of Disciplinary Problems
Table 2.1:Truancy as a Disciplinary Problem
Statement SD % A % D % SD %
1. Truancy is the most disciplinary problem that happened frequently in the schools.
2. Learners regularly bunk classes.
3. Some learners repeatedlyask to go to the toilet.
4. Truancy happened most to male students.
5. Strict school rules encourage the students in truancy act.
68
55
51
58
57.5
20
28
36
30
35.7
4.5
12
12.2
3.9
3.8
7.5
5
0.8
8.1
3
Fromthe above table, the following truancy
disciplinary problems could be deduced as 50% and
above of the respondents indicated:-
• 68% of the respondents affirmed that truancy is the
most disciplinary problem happened frequently in
the schools.
• 55% of the respondents claimed that learners bunk
classes.
• 51% agreed that some learners repeatedly ask to go
to the toilet.
• 58% argued that truancy happened mostly to male
students.
• 57.5% agreed that strict school rules encourage
student truancy.
Management of Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools: Jalingo Metropolis in Focus
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Year 2013 Global Journal of Human Social Science Volume XIII Issue XIV Version I ()