The Effect of Discipline On Students After the Ban of Corporal Punishment in Kenyan Schools (A Case Study of Nyeri Municipality)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION i

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES viii

ACRONYMS ix

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background to the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem 3

1.3 Purpose of the Study (General Objective) 3

1.4 Specific Objectives of the Study 3

1.5 Research Questions 3

1.6 Significance of the Study 4

1.7 The Scope of the Study 4

1.8 Assumptions of the Study 5

1.9 Limitations of the Study 5

1.10 DEFINITION OF TERMS 5

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.1 Introduction 7

2.2 Historical Perspective of Student’s Discipline in Kenya 7

Tablel 9

Students Discipline Levels in Kenya by Province 9

2.3 A Legal Perspective of Student Discipline in Kenya 10

2.4 Disciplinary measures employed by the schools 12

2.5 Student Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools in Kenya 13

2.6 Students Disciplinary Measures in Secondary School in Nyeri Municipality 16

2.7 Summary of Literature Review 17

2.8 Theoretical Framework 18

CHAPTER THREE 21

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 21

3.1 Introduction 21

3.2 Research Design 21

3.3 Location of the study 21

3.4 Population 22

3.5 Sampling Procedures and Sample Size 22

Table 2 23

Proportional Sample Size of Form Three Students, and Teachers in Nyeri Municipality

Division 23

3.6 Instrumentation 23

3.6.1 Validity 24

3.6.2 Reliability 24

3.7 Data Collection Procedures 24

3.8 Data Analysis 25

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Table

Summary

3.26

of Data Analysis 26

CHAPTER FOUR 28

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 28

4.1 Introduction 28

4.2 Common Students Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools in Nyeri Municipality

Division 28

Table 4 29

Reverence Level of Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools 29

Discipline problem Level of prevalence in % 29

4.3 Common Disciplinary Measures used by teachers to manage in Public Secondary

Schools in. Nyeri Municipality Division 30

Table 5 31

Common Disciplinary measures used by teachers and head teachers to manage Students

Discipline 31

4.4 Preferred Student Disciplinary Measure to manage their discipline in Nyeri

Municipality Division 32

Table6 32

Preferred Disciplinary measures 32

4.5 Effective Disciplinary Measures according to students 33

Table7

Effective disciplinary measures according to students 33

Table 8 34

Effective Disciplinary Measures according to teachers 34

4.7. Effective Disciplinary measures employed by Head teachers to manage students.... 35

Table 9 35

Effective Disciplinary measures employed by I-lead teachers to manage students 35

4.8 Most effective disciplinary measure for specific Discipline problem 36

TABLE 10 36

Effective Disciplinary measures employed by Head teachers to manage students 36

Table 11 37

Disciplinary Problem and Most Effective Disciplinary Measure by the Head teachers.. 37

4.9 Most Effective Disciplinary Measures for a specific discipline problems according to

the teachers 38

4.10. Most Effective Disciplinary measures for specific students discipline problem

according to the students 39

Table 13 40

Most Effective Disciplinary Measure for Specific Discipline Problem According to

Students 40

CHAPTER FIVE 42

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42

5.1. INTRODUCTION 42

5.2 SUMMARY 42

5.2.1 Common Discipline Problems Secondary Schools 42

5.2.2 Common Disciplinary Measures for Management of Students by Teachers and

Head teachers 43

5.2.3. Preferred Disciplinary Measures 43

5.2.5 Most Effective Disciplinary Measures employed by Head teachers and Teachers for

Specific Student Discipline Problem 44