scholarly journals Deviant Behaviour in Secondary School and its Impact on Students’ Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 170-177
Author(s):  
Romina Ifeoma Asiyai

Abstract Students come to school to acquire knowledge, skills, positive behaviour and values for good citizenship. Students learning become more effective and meaningful when the classroom and school environment is calm and devoid of distractions. This study examined deviant behaviour in schools and how it impacts on students’ learning The study drew its sample from a population of public secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria. The sample comprised 500 teachers selected through random sampling techniques from twenty secondary schools in the state. The questionnaire was the instrument for data collection from the respondents. Descriptive statistics were employed in the analysis of data. The findings revealed that deviant behaviour was prevalent in urban and rural schools but was more prevalent in urban schools than in rural schools. The findings further revealed that the extent of prevalent of deviant behaviour in large schools was more than in small schools. Deviant behaviour severely impacted on students’ learning. The study concluded by recommending the adoption of appointing two principals to head large schools. Principals of large schools should employ collaboration with school management team to effectively combat deviant behaviours.

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Bernard Kihumuro ◽  
David Jolly Muganzi ◽  
Elton George Wandira ◽  
Racheal Alinaiswe ◽  
Jovitah Joselyne Nanyunja ◽  
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Abstract Background The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive adolescents in secondary school has increased over the years. Little is known on how the students cope to the pressures and demands of their academic and health lives in the boarding secondary schools. This study explored the factors surrounding their anti-retroviral therapy adherence as well as their experiences. Methods We did a qualitative study that employed in-depth interviews amongst purposively selected 19 HIV positive adolescent students in boarding secondary school and seven key informants. Key informants were members of boarding secondary school staff directly taking care of the adolescents living with human immune virus and had spent at least two academic terms in that school. The study participants were recruited from four health facilities in Bushenyi district, southwestern Uganda, and key informants from five boarding secondary schools in Bushenyi. These were engaged in in-depth interviews using an interview guide. Data was transcribed, coded and the content analyzed thematically. Results Adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus in boarding secondary school face challenges similar to adolescents outside boarding school settings. However, some challenges are unique to them. Students faced numerous barriers which made it difficult to adhere to their medication. Stigmatization in its different forms was also a major challenge amongst students. Willingness disclosure of serostatus was beneficial to the students since it guaranteed support while at school; facilitating adherence and better living. However, students were uneasy to disclose their status. Some students adopted negative coping mechanisms such as telling lies, escaping from school, and class to access medication. Conclusions Adolescents in boarding secondary schools face similar challenges as compared to their counterparts with some being unique to them. Few school mechanisms help these students to cope while at school. Limited disclosure has proven useful but some adolescents have opted not to disclose their status and hence used negative coping mechanisms. These challenges need to be addressed and a safe environment to encourage limited disclosure should be made.


2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Teddy Kommal

The ultimate goal of this research is to demonstrate the positive effect that can be achieved in the educational management arena by following the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba. This work attempts to add the voice of Sathya Sai Baba in classroom and school management and to demonstrate how his teachings could be used to the benefit of school principals, fellow educators and learners. In this research, focus is placed on secondary schools in the central Stanger area as the researcher is a principal in this area


2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azizi Yahaya ◽  
Yusof Boon ◽  
Jamaludin Ramli ◽  
Shahrin Hashim ◽  
Faizah Idris

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti persepsi pelajar terhadap tingkah laku agresif yang berlaku di lima buah sekolah di kawasan Bandar Johor Bahru. Secara khusus, kajian ini untuk mengenal pasti persepsi pelajar terhadap faktor yang menyebabkan berlakunya perlakuan agresif pelajar dan jenis tingkah laku agresif yang berlaku di sekolah menengah. Dalam konteks kajian ini, hanya tiga persepsi pelajar sahaja yang dikaji, iaitu dari aspek faktor yang menjurus kepada perlakuan agresif pelajar, jenis tingkah laku yang berlaku di sekolah dan persepsi hipotesis. Seramai 260 orang pelajar yang dikategorikan sebagai agresif dari tingkatan satu, dua dan empat di lima buah sekolah di kawasan bandar Johor Bahru dipilih secara rawak berperingkat dilibatkan dalam kajian ini. Alat kajian ini ialah Instrumen Soal Selidik Senarai Semak Masalah Mooney yang mengandungi 64 item berbentuk skala Likert. Nilai kebolehpercayaan (alpha croanbach) alat kajian adalah 0.81. Secara keseluruhan, tahap persepsi pelajar terhadap perlakuan agresif dan jenis berada pada tahap yang tinggi melebihi min 3.67. Dapatan hipotesis menunjukkan tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara faktor suasana sekolah, latar belakang keluarga, sikap pelajar, psikologi dan rakan sebaya dengan jantina. Di samping itu, terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkah laku verbal dan anti sosial dengan pendapatan ibu bapa. Persepsi pelajar terhadap perlakuan agresif di sekolah menengah menunjukkan bahawa pelajar bertindak secara agresif berpunca daripada faktor–faktor berikut, iaitu suasana sekolah (min 4.1), latar belakang keluarga yang kurang memberikan perhatian kepada pelajar (min 3.86), sikap pelajar (min 3.88), psikologi (min 3.65) dan rakan sebaya (min 3.68). Tingkah laku agresif yang kerap dilakukan ialah tingkah laku fizikal (min 3.57), verbal (min 3.53) dan anti sosial (min 3.34). Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan tahap agresif pelajar di sekolah adalah pada tahap yang tinggi. Cadangan untuk mengatasi masalah antaranya ialah pihak sekolah harus mengenal pasti budaya pelajar agresif dan memperkasakan program pembimbing rakan sebaya agar dapat mengurangkan masalah pelajar agresif. Kata kunci: Faktor suasana sekolah; latar belakang keluarga; sikap pelajar; faktor psikologi; rakan sebaya; agresif The objective of the study is to identify the perception of the students on aggressive attitudes in five secondary schools in Johor Bahru. This study also attempts to identify the factor and types of aggressiveness among secondary school students. This study focused on three important aspects which was causes on students’ aggressiveness, types of aggressive attitudes and hypothesis perception. A total of 260 questionnaires were distributed at random stage to aggressive student from form one, two and four. The instrument used for this research the Mooney Problem Check List. consist of 64 Likert skill items. The reliability value (alpha croanbach) for the instrument was at 0.81. Findings revealed that the level of students aggressiveness and the type of aggressiveness in secondary schools in Johor Bahru were at the high mean score more than 3.67. Researach hypothesis shows that there is no significant difference between school environment factors, family background, students attitudes, psychology, and peers group with gender. There is significant relationship between verbal behaviour and anti–social with family income. Students’ perception between aggressive attitude in secondary school show that environment of the school is dominant (mean 4.1), less attention from family background (mean 3.8), students’ attitude (mean 3.88), psychology (mean 3.65) and their friends (mean 3.68). The most common aggressiveness attitude among student was the physical attitude (mean 3.57), verbal (mean 3.53) and anti social (mean 3.34). Thus this research shows that the aggressive attitude among students was high. The study suggested that the school should identify aggressiveness culture among the students and should implement the peers program reduce the problems. Key words: School environment; family background; peer group; students attitude; psychology factor; aggressive


Author(s):  
Khalid Ahmad Hindi Al-Omri   ,  Mamdouh Ali Ahmed

The study purpose was to determine the impact of extra-curricular activities on the improvement of EFL students' oral performance in Saudi secondary-schools, Al-Namas Province as perceived by EFL Teachers. In addition, identify the significant relationship at level (α ≤ 0.05) between the effect of extra-curricular activities adapted in Saudi secondary schools, and the oral performance of the students by the EFL teachers perspective. The study depended on a qualitative approach. The study population was EFL teachers working at secondary-school in Al-Namas Province, Saudi Arabia, and the researcher selected a random sample with size (50) of EFL teachers from secondary-schools. Research results was as follow:  there is a positive correlation between the effect of extra-curricular activities adapted in Saudi secondary schools, and the oral performance of the students from the perspective of EFL teachers; there is no statistically significant differences in the correspondent of the sample at level (α = 0.05) in the effect of extra-curricular activities on the development of Saudi secondary-school ELF students' oral performance due to Qualification; Extra-curricular activities help students increase their vocabulary. the study provided many recommendations: school management must organize programme's for extra-curricular activities inside school; school management be supposed to use high academic performance condition for allowing students to participate in extra-curricular activities; and students should be free to decide which curricular activities to participate in.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 105-115
Author(s):  
Beatrice Omozele ◽  
Nathaniel Toyosi

The study investigated the effectiveness of school guidance services as perceived by principals in Edo State, Nigeria. The study sought to examine secondary school principals’ perception on the effectiveness of guidance services (orientation, appraisal, information and counselling services) and determine gender and school location differences in principals’ perception of the effectiveness of counselling services in schools.  The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 36 schools (1 rural and 1 urban) were drawn from public senior secondary schools in the study area using purposive random sampling. The instrument used for the collection of data was a self-developed questionnaire titled: “School Guidance Services Effectiveness Questionnaire (SOGSEQ)”. The construct validity was ascertained by the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) while the Cronbach reliability alpha of the questionnaire yielded an overall index of 0.84. The descriptive statistics such as mean (X ̅) and standard deviation (S.D) was used to analyze the research question 1 while the t-test for independent sample means was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 alpha level. Results from the analysis showed that principals perceived orientation services to be the only effective guidance service in secondary schools in Edo State. Result further showed that there is a significant difference between rural and urban principals in their perception on the effectiveness of school guidance services (appraisal, information and counselling services) in secondary schools in Edo State. It is recommended that guidance counsellors in the secondary schools should realize that their guidance services should be such that will enable them to meet the needs of learners in schools. For this to be achieved, school heads, teachers, parents and the government must also be actively involved in providing their support for the delivery of the services when necessary


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Furahini Godson ◽  
BARAKA MANJALE NGUSSA

This study sought to investigate the effect of school environment on students’ commitment toward learning among Secondary Schools in Monduli District, Tanzania. The study employed the quantitative approach in collecting and analyzing data from 346 respondents across five secondary schools in the District. The findings revealed that students’ perception were negative on the school environment as they tended to disagreed with the items. The study further indicates that students were committed toward learning. Finally, the study established the existing relationship between school environment and students’ commitment toward learning. Therefore, effective school environment predicts the rate of students’ commitment toward learning. The study therefore recommends that school management teams should work hard to improve the identified school environment factors as the factors are essential for effective learning to take place. The identified students’ commitment toward learning needs to be rewarded for students to maintain such a spirit as it is a key factor for effective learning to take place. Furthermore, school administrators should find ways to create conducive learning environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Stack ◽  
Jennifer E. Symonds ◽  
William Kinsella

Objective: Transition from primary school to secondary school is an important point in a young person's development. Children's experiences at transition have been found to have an enduring impact on their social and academic performance and potentially their success or failure at secondary school. This primary-secondary transition frequently presents challenges for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), resulting in uncertainty and anxiety. The objective of this study was to explore the perceptions of children with ASD, on the topic of which features of school environment fit more or less well with their needs, as they transferred from primary to secondary schools.Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to gather the experiences of 6 students with ASD, and their parents, before and after the transition to secondary school. A thematic analysis of these data identified common themes that captured the fits and misfits between the children's needs and their primary and secondary school environments.Result: Overall, participants voiced more positive perspectives of secondary school than primary school. Data analysis identified themes of feelings about school, peer relationships, relationship with school staff, curriculum, school organization, and accommodations.Conclusion: Inclusion and integration of students with ASD in mainstream secondary schools at transition can be a positive experience when the school environments are a good fit with the individual needs of each child with ASD. The transition can be challenging for children when a one size fits all approach is taken.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateryna Savelieva ◽  
Tero Marttila ◽  
Jussi Lampi ◽  
Sari Ung-Lanki ◽  
Marko Elovainio ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The associations between indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in homes and symptom reporting of children have been extensively studied, but only few large-scale studies have been done in schools. We examined associations between expert-assessed IEQ in schools and pupils’ reporting of different symptoms, and whether associations were stronger if participants relate symptoms to the school environment. Methods The questionnaire survey was done in all primary and secondary schools in two areas of Helsinki, Finland. Primary school pupils (grade 3–6, n = 8775, 99 school-buildings) and secondary school pupils (grade 7–9, n = 3410, 30 school-buildings) reported their symptoms. Symptoms were combined into respiratory, lower respiratory, eye, skin, and general symptom groups. Surveys were also done among the parents of the primary school pupils (grade 1–6, n = 3540, 88 school buildings), but results are reported only in the supplement due to the low response rate (20% in 2017 and 13% in 2018). The associations between IEQ and symptoms were analyzed using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Results Several of the IEQ indicators were highly correlated and indicators were therefore mainly analyzed by combining them into a summary score and into latent classes. Dose-response associations were found between IEQ problems and higher reporting of respiratory and general symptoms among both primary and secondary school pupils. Some associations were also observed with lower respiratory and skin symptoms, but not with eye symptoms. The associations were somewhat stronger with symptoms related to the school environment compared to symptoms reported without such relation: for a unit change in IEQ summary score and respiratory symptoms in primary schools, odds ratios were 1.07 (95% CI 1.02–1.06) and 1.04 (95% CI 1.04–1.10), and in secondary schools 1.09 (95% CI 1.01–1.09) and 1.05 (95% CI 1.02–1.17), respectively. Conclusions Expert-assessed IEQ problems in schools were associated with increased reporting of especially respiratory and general symptoms. The associations were only somewhat stronger in magnitude for symptoms reported in relation to the school environment compared to symptoms reported without such relation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Osayande Eric Iyobo ◽  
Aideyan Osarenwmanta Daniel

The main thrust of this paper is to appraise the need for the teaching of occupational health and safety education as seen by secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Occupational safety education is an advocated subject that emphasizes on developing knowledge, skills and attitude of safety practices in any defined work environment. This has been reemphasized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), to be taken as a matter of urgency in order to enable its elementary introduction in the school system. To ascertain its relevance in secondary schools, descriptive research design was adopted and the random and systematic sampling techniques were utilized to obtain 242 students from the selected secondary schools in the Local Government Area. Self-structured questionnaires to gather information about the need for occupational safety education among students of Egor Local Government Area were used. It was revealed that the secondary schools students demonstrated a positive desire towards occupational safety education as school subject to enable them have better career choices and to practice safety measures effectively in order to avoid injuries and other work environment related hazards. It was therefore recommended that the school curriculum reform should advocate and present to the Ministry of Education and National Education Research and Development Commission the need to implement the introduction of occupational safety education in secondary schools.


2020 ◽  
Vol V (IV) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Khalid Rehman Khan ◽  
Habib Elahi Sahibzada ◽  
Manzoor Hussain Shah

The aim of this quantitative descriptive study was to investigate the relationship of child protection rights observance with the students level of satisfaction at secondary school level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. School management and students at the public sector secondary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the populations of the study. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of 320 principals, 640 teachers and 3200 students from 320 randomly selected secondary schools. Three satisfaction scales of five-point Likert type options were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using percentage, chi-square (?2), and Pearson values. School management showed a significant relationship between child protection rights observance and the level of satisfaction of students. Observance of the fundamentals of child rights played a pivotal role in making sure the child protection rights. Students mutual interaction did not impede the instructional activities of the school management through a significant number of the sample considered teaching as a hectic job.


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