Influence of Head Teacher’s Discipline Management on Students’ Academic Performance in Private Secondary Schools in Heliwa District, Benadir Region, Somalia

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dc.contributor.advisorHellen Kiende Guantaien_US
dc.contributor.authorIdris, Mohamed Osman Abdi
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T10:13:04Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T10:13:04Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA Research Project Submitted to Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Education, School of Education, Kenyatta University, April 2021en_US
dc.description.abstractHead teacher discipline management plays a crucial role in students’ academic performance. This study investigated the influence of head teacher discipline management on students’ academic performance in private secondary schools. Discipline and academic performance are key to the realization of good performance. Further discipline is a critical determinant to the success of students’ academic performance. This study was guided by three objectives; to establish how the school rules and regulations administered by head teacher influence students’ academic performance in Heliwa district, to establish how the observance of time management by head teacher influence students’ academic performance in Heliwa district, to examine how the punishment administered by head teacher influence students’ academic performance in Heliwa district. This study was centered on Theory X and Y settled by Douglas McGregor. The target population of 34 head teachers, 68 teachers on disciplinary committee members, and 2040 from eight secondary schools. Hence the total target populations were 2142. The sample size was 307 respondents; which were as follows: 8 head teachers, 8 teachers on disciplinary committee members, and also 291 forms four students from the 8 selected schools. Content validity was been determined by using expert opinion. Pilot study was carried out in selected schools which were in the same location with the sampled schools but not included in the final study. The reliability of the instruments was ascertained using the test-retest method. The validity of the questionnaire was ensured through expert judgment. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used to collect data. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS and the specific descriptive statistics were frequencies, percentages; means, standard deviation. The findings of the study were presented using frequency tables, bar graphs, and charts. Qualitative data were analyzed using themes gotten from objectives and presented using narrations. The study found that school rules and regulations, Head teacher's observance of time management and punishment the head teacher administers had positive and significant influence on the academic performance of students in Heliwa district. The findings of this study revealed that effective discipline management by the head teacher is stimulated in controlling students’ conduct hence have an emotional impact on students’ overall academic performance. The findings of this study may benefit stakeholders and those in charge of policy at the education ministry in understanding the head teacher discipline management role in enhancing students’ academic performance. In conclusion, the head teacher’s discipline management had a reasonable affirmative relationship and account for variance in academic performance in secondary schools. It showed that academic performance increases among students with an increase in the level of discipline management by the head teacher. For Private Organizations managers, to function most effectively, the study recommends that leaders need to avail themselves for training on how best to manage student discipline in schoolsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23693
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.subjectInfluenceen_US
dc.subjectHead Teacher’sen_US
dc.subjectDiscipline Managementen_US
dc.subjectStudents’ Academic Performanceen_US
dc.subjectPrivate Secondary Schoolsen_US
dc.subjectHeliwa Districten_US
dc.subjectBenadir Regionen_US
dc.subjectSomaliaen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Head Teacher’s Discipline Management on Students’ Academic Performance in Private Secondary Schools in Heliwa District, Benadir Region, Somaliaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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