Abstract

Acts of indiscipline among students especially at the secondary level of education is a universal challenge that is facing every school in all parts of the world. Based on this realization, the purpose of this paper was to explore the school-related factors affecting students’ discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Central East Education Division of Malawi. The population covered all administrative staff, teaching staff and the students who were regarded as stakeholders of the school system. The study employed descriptive survey research design where by four secondary schools in CEED were visited. In these schools, the four heads and their deputies, eight teachers, eight discipline committee members and 48 form 2, 3 and 4 students were taken as participants in the study. The researcher adopted purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to all respondents for the purpose of collecting data. Also, documents were analysed to complete data collection. The findings of this study revealed that various acts of indiscipline were prevalent among secondary school students. It was also gathered that several factors like peer and group pressure, lack of entertainment, drinking and smoking of hemp and also other teachers’ misconducts were factors that bring about indiscipline in schools. To eradicate these acts of indiscipline, schools need to do more. Schools, therefore, should set and enforce school rules in their institutions fairly. Since peer pressure seems to be the outstanding factor that influence students to misbehave, teachers should encourage their students to choose friends wisely. It must be borne in our mind that the school and the family are the most two important institutions that are concerned.

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School	: School of Education
Issued Date	: 2020

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