CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE AMONG STUDENTS’ OF SHEHU GARBAI SENIOR SCONDARY SCHOOL MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT This study examined the causes and effect of indiscipline among students of Shehu Garbai senior secondary school, the objectives of the study were; to determine the frequent and regular types of indiscipline, examine possible solution to the problems of indiscipline, determine the effect of indiscipline and determine the effect of indiscipline on the academic performance of senior secondary 1-3 students in Shehu Garbai senior secondary school Maiduguri, Borno State. The theoretical framework of the study was based on theory of moral development by Lawrence Kohlberg (1984). Literature were reviewed on the concept of indiscipline, causes of indiscipline and factors responsible for indiscipline. Four (4) research questions were answered in line with the objectives raised. Survey research design was adopted, the population of the study comprised 850 senior secondary 1-3 students, and 250 students were randomly sampled using Krejcie and Morgan table of sampling technique. The study will be beneficial to School administrators and teachers, Students, Education policy markers, Parents and Guardians, Community and Society at large. 15-item questionnaire developed and validated by experts with Cronbach alpha reliability index of 0.96 was used for data collection. Simple percentage and frequency count were used to analyse the data, the results showed that parents and societal factors were responsible for causes of indiscipline while, teachers, societal and parent’s norms were responsible to curb indiscipline in Shehu Garbai senior secondary school, Maiduguri. The study concluded that, The researchers recommended that Government should provide facilities and social environment that will enhance learning and motivation of students to learn and parents should strictly manage and observe their children at home and report any form of indiscipline to counselling centres for proper management.