Effects of School Climate on Indiscipline among Students in Public Secondary School in Eldoret East Sub - County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to conduct an enquiry into the effect of school-climate on indiscipline in a group of secondary school students in Eldoret East Sub County. This was in the light of concern that an increased number of students’ conflict in the nation which included strikes and setting a blaze school facilities such as dormitories, classrooms and laboratories had been reported. The study desired to investigate whether teachers-students relationship contributed to the disheartening behaviour among the students. The study sought to investigate whether student-teacher relationship affect indiscipline among secondary school students in Eldoret East Sub County? The study was led by social control theory. Causal comparative research design was used in the study. The intended population of the research included 3480 form three students and 54 deputy principals in Eldoret East Sub County. Stratified and simple random sampling skills were adopted to pick a sample of 346 students to take part in the study. Census approach methods were considered in which all the 54 deputy principals took part in the study. Questionnaires and interview schedule were used as data collection instruments. Content validity through consultation with experts and construct strength through extensive review of literature were used to validate the statistics collection instruments. Test-retest technique was adopted to test the reliability of the questionnaire. Data collected was analysed in both descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics was evaluated in form of frequencies, percentages, average and standard variation. ANOVA was used to examine the hypotheses. The study also established that teacher-students relationships (F (47, 273) = 1.925, p = .001) had an effect on indiscipline’s cases among secondary school students. The study recommended that schools should maintain positive teacher-students relationships and reduce academic stress to help reduce indiscipline cases being experienced in Eldoret East Sub County.