Contribution of School Rules and Regulations in Enhancing Students’ Discipline and Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Karatu District.
Abstract
Description
This dissertation aimed at assessing the contribution of school rules and regulations in
enhancing students‟ discipline and academic performance in secondary schools in
Karatu district. The reason to conduct this study was due to poor academic performance
of students in secondary schools in Karatu district, thus the researcher wanted to find
out how school rules and regulations contributed to students‟ discipline as well as
students‟ academic performance. The study was guided by four objectives; students‟
perception of school rules, implementation of school rules, contribution of school rules
towards academic performance and challenges facing teachers in enforcement of such
rules. The study was guided by X and Y theory and social control theories. A mixed
research approach was used where explanatory sequential research design was
employed in data collection. The sample size selected included 4 head of schools, 4
discipline masters, 85 teachers and 70 students who responded to questionnaire and
interview guide. The findings revealed that students did not like school rules and
regulations though such rules seemed to be fair and favourable to students however,
teachers strictly implemented such rules for maintaining students‟ discipline for better
academic achievements. Furthermore, school rules and regulations had huge
contribution to students‟ academic performance because those rules made students
attend classes and participated highly in their studies since teachers were effectively
teaching. Although there were some challenges, teachers were able to provide
conducive environment for students‟ learning as well as encouraging parents to
participate in students‟ wellbeing. It was recommended that schools need to organize
seminars and campaigns to education stakeholders about maintaining students‟
discipline and academic performance and explaining on the importance of obeying
school rules and regulations.
Keywords
Academic Performance