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The relationship between school environment and indiscipline among pupils in selected government high schools in Kitwe district

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BANJA, Madalistso Khulupirika
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.57054/codesria.pub.710

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School environment school discipline teacher student relationships high education student behaviour teacher's behaviour government schools, Kitwe, Zambia

Synopsis

There have been many acts of serious indiscipline among pupils in high schools during bath the pre
and post independence eras in Zambia. A number of factors may contribute to indiscipline among
pupils in schools. The purpose of this study was to find out whether there was a relationship
between school environment · and indiscipline among pupils in selected Government High Schools in
Kitwe District. Specifically the study sought to:
a) find out whether there was a relationship between the behaviour of teachers and pupil
indiscipline.
b) determine whether pupil indiscipline was caused by administrative practices and operational
procedures.
c) investigate the nature of indiscipline among pupils.

The sample comprised four schools from which were drawn 128 Grade Eleven and Twelve pupils, four
headteachers and their deputies and twelve members of the disciplinary committees. Data was
collected through questionnaires, focus group discussions, semi-structured interviews and document
analysis, and was analysed qualitatively to establish categories, themes and sub themes in the
data. Descriptive statistics were used to corne up with percentages and frequency tables.
The findings of this study show that there was a significant relationship between pupils'
indiscipline and the.school environment. Specifically, the study
showed that teachers' behaviour such as absenteeism from work, reporting late for

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Author Biography

BANJA, Madalistso Khulupirika, stagiaire

1, Madalitso Khulupirika Banja, do hereby declare that this dissertation represents my own work and
that it has not previously been submitted for a degree at the University
of Zambia or any other University.

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APA Khulupirika, B. M. (2023). The relationship between school environment and indiscipline among pupils in selected government high schools in Kitwe district. CODESRIA. https://doi.org/10.57054/codesria.pub.710

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MLA Khulupirika, BANJA, Madalistso. The relationship between school environment and indiscipline among pupils in selected government high schools in Kitwe district. CODESRIA, 2023. https://doi.org/10.57054/codesria.pub.710.

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