Pupils discipline and academic performance. A case study of selected schools in Tororo district, Nyangole sub county.
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2024
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Busitema University
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The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of discipline management on pupils"
academic performance. The study was conducted under three research objectives. These were; to
identify some of the approaches to school discipline, to assess the student's attitude towards the
various disciplinary measures used on them, to assess the effect of discipline on academic
performance. The study employed survey research design particularly cross-sectional survey design.
Questionnaire was the main instrument of data collection in addition to interview guide and
document review. The major findings of the study were; all schools have written rules and
regulations but which they don't understand, some rules and regulations require modifications and
others lack consistence in their implementation, which raises pupils" anger leading to violence,
strikes and aggression. also, time is poorly managed in school where the designed timetables are not
respected. Punishments were found to be unfairly administered that causes dissatisfaction, anger
and thus, inducing acts of indiscipline such as strikes, vandalism of school property as well as violence
among pupils. The study came up with the following conclusions based on the study findings; much
as school rules help in controlling pupils" behavior in the school, their awareness is lacking among
pupils. Also time being a scarce resource and need to be well planned for through a time The
study also proposed some recommendations to deal with the wide spread and increasing levels of
indiscipline among adolescent youths in primary schools in Uganda. These include, strengthening
school rules and regulations, strengthening counseling and guidance in schools than expelling
them, having a uniform discipline code, which will assist schedule, this timetable lack respect and
therefore, not followed as expected causing parents, pupils and other stakeholders to appreciate the
role of punishments in schools
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Ajore, S. (2024). Pupils discipline and academic performance. A case study of selected schools in Tororo District, Nyangole Sub County. [Research report]. Busitema University.