STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS’ DISCIPLINARY ISSUES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed the “Stakeholders’ Perceptions on the Management of Students’ Disciplinary Issues
in Secondary Schools in Kaduna State, Nigeria”. Two (2) research questions and hypotheses were asked
and formulated respectively to guide the study, and they were in line with the stated objectives.
Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 10,305
respondents, which comprised 7, 634 senior secondary teachers, 407 principals, 229 quality assurance
officers and 2035 PTA officials. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select 370 respondents
for the study. A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect data for the study and descriptive
statistics of frequency counts and simple percentage were used to analyze the bio-data of the
respondents, while mean was used to answer the research questions. One-Way Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. All the two (2) null
hypotheses were retained. Findings of the study revealed that adequate provision of writing materials
such as exercise books and pen; availability of the recreational facilities such as football and volleyball
as well as cordial relationship between teachers and students enhanced the management of students’
truancy in secondary schools in Kaduna State. The study recommended that Government should made
available and adequate all necessary materials for teaching and learning such as textbooks, charts,
maps, pictures and diagrams among others and make the learning environment not only conducive but
also attractive.