Abstract:

Discipline is essential to engender stability. It deals with a student’s behaviour in school and relations to rules and regulation governing the school so as to make it a favourable environment for effective teaching and learning. Discipline is a system of guiding the learners to make reasonable decisions and good management of discipline saves substantial resources and time for administrators, teachers and students. The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception and attitude of students towards discipline. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. Four hundred and seventy-eight (478) students comprising of 227 males and 201 females were randomly selected from two secondary schools to participate in the study, with age ranging from 14 to 19 years. Data was collected by means of a structured questionnaire consisting of both open and close ended statements. Both quantitative and qualitative data are currently being analysed. The results will be discussed, conclusions shall be drawn and recommendations on how to promote discipline for effective teaching and learning environment will be proposed based on the results from the study.

Keywords:

Discipline, Perception, Attitude, Secondary, Schools.