The impact of students' council in the management of discipline in public secondary schools. a case of Baringo central sub-county, Baringo county, Kenya
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2014-08-26
Authors
Olengarum, Francis
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Abstract
This study investigated the area of student council and considered the extent to which
school leadership involved it in the management of student affairs particularly in
enhancing discipline in the school system. The study was conducted in public
secondary schools in Baringo central sub-county which operates the student council
model of student leadership. The study population comprised 30 public secondary
schools in the sub-county, out of this population a sample of 10 schools which
practice student's council model of leadership were selected using purposive
sampling technique. Out of 30 Deputy Head teachers, 30 Guidance and Counseling
Heads of department and 60 student council leaders, 10 deputy head teachers, 10
guidance and counseling and 20 student's Council leaders were selected using
purposive sampling technique. Three research instruments were used to collect data
for the study. They were; student council leader questionnaire, guidance and
counseling instrument and Deputy Head teacher interview schedule. Data analysis
was done using descriptive statistics; quantitative data was analyzed using frequency
and percentages. Results of data analyses were presented using frequency distribution
tables, and bar graphs. The study established that the student's council leadership
played a key role in enhancing academic excellence, discipline and conflict
resolution. Moreover; the study established that the school administration was
instrumental in enhancing the function of the student council through involving the
council in management committees of the schools. The study recommends that the
student's council ought to be involved in the area of school management. This will
encourage democratic governance of public secondary schools. The findings of this
study should stimulate school stakeholders to revitalize the function of the student's
council leadership to enhance its capacity in managing student's affairs. It should
provide valuable insights to the government to put in place appropriate structures in
terms of policy framework so that all schools are made to embrace the student's
council leadership model.
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Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies,76p. The LB 3012 .O42 2013
Keywords
School discipline --Kenya --Baringo, | Education,secondary --Kenya --Baringo