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This study aimed at examining the effects of indiscipline on students’ academic
achievement on public secondary schools in Ngara District. The study focused on four
objectives; to identify the types of indiscipline among secondary school students, to
establish the major causes of indiscipline among secondary school students, to assess the
effects of indiscipline on academic achievements, and to find out major ways of
alleviating indiscipline among secondary school students. The study was guided by social
learning theory by Abert Bandura. The study employed a mixed approach with a
convergent parallel design in which 330 participants were selected to give responses in
the study. Data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. Data were analyzed
by using cross tabulation. Data were tested by chi square with the aid of SPSS 20.
Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The findings of the study
revealed that there are indiscipline cases like bad use of language, engaging in love
affairs and involving in theft cases. Also, the findings indicated that there was misuse of
internet, poor parenting and the use of ICT equipment as causes of indiscipline among
secondary school students. In addition to that it was found out that there is a significant
relationship between students discipline and academic achievements. It was indicated that
parental involvement was a way of controling students discipline. The study
recommended that there must be a better way of controling discipline of the students
through the cooperation of heads of schools and community members. It is also
recommended that community members should take care of the students for their
performance betterment. Furthermore, the study recomends that students should behave
well in order to perform well in academics. |
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