Causes of indiscipline among students of Mim Senior High School- implications for guidance and counselling

Abstract

This study was to critically examine indiscipline among Senior High School (SHS) students in Mim; and create awareness on how to reduce indiscipline acts among students in the SHS. The study employed a disruptive survey design. The study comprised 20 students, 20 class teachers and 20 parents who were selected using the simple random sampling technique for the study. The data was collected using questionnaire. Frequency tables and percentages were used to analyse the data. The study indicated that most student disciplinary problems experienced were due to bad peer influence, stealing, lateness to school, absenteeism, and mobile phones. Additionally, the study indicated that indiscipline cases in Mim Senior School in Asunafo North Municipal were fuelled by inadequate guidance and counselling, less involvement of students in co-curricular activities, and indifference to Life Skills Education by both the teachers and students. The study concluded that in order to curb indiscipline in secondary schools, positive approaches need to be implemented fully, since such measures are most likely to yield much better results than the traditional scheme of discipline. The study recommended that school administrations should establish guidance and counselling department and put in place intensive parent – mentoring programs which aim at sensitizing parents on their parental duties