The Role Of Guidance And Counselling In Management Of Student DIiscipline In Secondary Schools In Londiani District, Kericho County, Kenya
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Date
2013-02-21
Authors
Samoei, Wilson Kiptonui
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Abstract
Discipline is an integral part of the teaching-learning process in any learning
institution, without which effective teaching-learning may not occur. Students in
secondary schools are in their adolescent stage characterized by numerous changes
and may end up being unruly resulting to indiscipline problems. The purpose of the
study was to examine the role of guidance and counseling in the management of
students discipline in secondary schools in Londiani District in Kericho County,
Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives; to establish
disciplinary problems experienced in secondary schools in Londiani district, to find
out the role of Head teachers, Deputy Head teachers, Head of guidance and
counseling and teachers in guidance and counseling in the management of students
discipline, to find out the nature of cases of indiscipline referred to the teacher
counselor by teachers, to establish the factors that hinder effective guidance and
counseling in the management of students discipline in Londiani District. The
researcher employed stratified sampling technique to select the schools to be studied.
The target population comprised 25 public secondary schools, 25 head teachers, 25
heads of guidance and counseling, 280 teachers and 3750 students. Out of this, a
sample of 10(40%) secondary schools, 10(40%) head teachers, 10(40%) deputy head
teachers, 10(40%) heads of guidance and counseling, 30(10.7%) teachers and
380(10.1 %) students was selected through the simple random sampling technique.
Two instruments were used to collect data for the study. These were interview
schedules and questionnaires. The data collected through questionnaire was analyzed
using descriptive statistics inform of frequencies and percentages. The data collected
using interview schedules was analyzed using summary tables for the purpose of data
presentation and interpretation. Data was presented using tables. The study concludes
that Lateness, bullying of the students and disobedience are the commonest offences
that student commit. Laziness is the most common problem in schools. Results
showed head of guidance and counseling organize the guidance and counseling
services in the school, offer guidance and counseling services to the students. The
findings show that guidance and counselling was minimally used in the management
of student discipline in secondary schools in Londiani District. Punishments
especially physical punishment, corporal punishment and suspension/calling parents
were used as a disciplinary method. It was also found out that the policy guidelines
from the Ministry of Education on how the schools could use guidance and
counselling to manage student disciplinary cases in schools are not adhered to. The
study recommends that Ministry of Education should do regular follow up on how
policy guidelines on the use of guidance and counselling for the management of
students discipline in secondary schools are being implemented.
Description
Department of educational management, policy and curriculum studies, 85 P. The LB 1620.53 .K4S3 2012
Keywords
Counseling in secondary education -- --Kenya --Kericho County, School discipline --Kenya --Kericho County