Effects of Punishments On Students' Discipline in Secondary Schools, A Case Study of Kampala Central Urban Council, Kampala District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Content page

Title page ......................................................................................... .i

Declaration ...................................................................................... .ii

Approval ......................................................................................... .iii

Dedication ....................................................................................... .iv

Acknowledgement ............................................................................... v

Abstract ............................................................................................ vi

Table of contents ............................................................................... vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction .................................................................................. 1

1.0 Back ground of the study .............................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the problem .............................................................. .4

1.3 Purpose of the study .................................................................... .4

1.4 Specific objectives of the study ..................................................... .4

1.5 Research questions ...................................................................... .4

1.6 Significance of the study ............................................................... 5

1.7 Scope of the Study ....................................................................... 5

1. 7 .1 Content scope ............................................................................ 5

1.7.2 Geographical Scope ................................................................... 6

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................. 7

2.1 Types of Punishments .................................................................. 7

2.2 The Impacts of Punishments on Students' Academic

Performance ....................................................................................... 9

2.3 Forms of Discipline for Children and Students .............................. 12

2.4 Importance of Discipline .............................................................. 15

2.5 Extent to which Punishment has been used ................................. 16

2.6 Student's attitudes towards punishment ...................................... 17

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2. 7 Consequences of punishment on student's behaviour. ................... 19

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................... 24

3.1 Research design ......................................................................... 24

3.2 sample size ................................................................................. 24

3.3 Research instruments ................... ., ............................................. 25

3.4 Questionnaire .............................................................................. 25

3.5 Interviews .................................................................................. 25

3.6 Study population ........................................................................ 26

3. 7 Data analysis .............................................................................. 26

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................ 27

4.1 Bio data ...................................................................................... 27

4.1.1 Sex .......................................................................................... 27

4.1.2 Age ............... , .......................................................................... 28

4.1.3 Education level.. ....................................................................... 29

4.1.4 Marital Status of teachers ........................................................ 29

4.2. Rate of indiscipline amongst students ......................................... 30

4.3 Causes of punishment ................................................................. 31

4.4. Effects of punishments on students in secondary schools ............. 33

CHAPTER FIVE

5:0 SUMMARY CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................ 35

5: 1 Introduction ................................................................................ 35

5.2 Summary .................................................................................... 35

5.3 Conclusion .................................................................................. 36

5.4 Recommendations ....................................................................... 37

5.5 Suggested Areas for Further Research ........................................... 39

REFERENCES .................................................................................. 40

ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of punishment on students' discipline in Kampala central urban council. Its objectives were to find out the level of punishments in secondary schools, the level of discipline in secondary schools and to establish how punishments impacts on students' discipline. The study used a descriptive research design to describe issue relating to punishments, discipline; the study population included the students, the teachers and head teachers in the secondary schools. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling procedures were used in the study to obtain a sample of 134respondents from the study population. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources using key informant interviews and interview guides. Data was analyzed qualitatively in themes that reflect the study objectives. The study found out punishments were being caused by late comings, disrespect of teachers, misbehaving, absenteeism and peer group influences amongst students. This indiscipline resulted into much suspens10n, punishing of children and missing of the classes amongst students. Therefore the study recommended that the government and teachers to step up their efforts to educate the students on how to respect their teachers and to fellow students to have education