Causes of indiscipline at Agric Nzema community senior high school in the Kwadaso municipality of the Ashanti region

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the cause of indiscipline at Agric Nzema Community Senior High School in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study were to establish the causes of indiscipline in the Senior High School, determine the effect of indiscipline in the Senior High School and to find out coping strategies to deal with indiscipline at Agric Nzema Community Senior High School of the Kwadaso Municipality. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The target population for the study was teachers and students of Agric Nzema Senior High School. The accessible population was 35 teachers and 25 students in Agric Nzema Senior High School. Purposive sampling was used to select all the 60 teachers and students. Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. All the research questions were analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found that students home environment, drug abuse, crime, violence and physical abuse increase in society and lack of participatory decision making caused students’ indiscipline. Students’ indiscipline generated bribery and corruption, and interfered with teaching and learning. It is recommended based on the findings that the Municipal Director of Education should make sure there is sufficient school policy on discipline to mitigate thee canker for effective teaching and learning.