Assessment of Students Misbehavior and Handling Strategies in West Shewa Zone

Negesse Gemechu

doi:10.7176/jep/11-34-06

Abstract

Recent, studies suggest that an assessment of students’ misbehavior and sustaining positive school climate for all student is important in order to support all students in reaching their full potential. The purpose of this study was to assess students’ misbehavior and handling strategies in West Shewa Zone. The study was conducted using mixed research method and explanatory sequential mixed research design. In the first case, in order to obtain quantitative data a close ended questioner were administered to 250 teachers and 321 students and analyzed with the help of descriptive statistics namely: mean score, standard deviation, percentages and t-test . In the second case, qualitative data was obtained through semi structured interview and focused group discussion. The result of the study shows the existence of students misbehavior that ranges from mildly stressful to extremely stressful. Participating in unauthorized political activism, exhibiting antisocial behavior, cheating on tests and in-class assignments, failing to submit homework, misuse of privileges, entering prohibited areas at school, leaving the school without permission were the major kinds of misbehavior observed at schools. In addition lack of parental support, low achievement in academic subjects, lack to obey the existing discipline polices and orders were some of the dominating causes for students misbehavior. Implications, which are assumed to improve student’s misbehavior, were highly recommended in the study. Keywords: misbehavior, discipline, coping strategy DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-34-06 Publication date: December 31 st 2020

Highlights

STUDENTS MISBEHAVIOR AND HANDLING STRATEGIES Students Misbehavior There is a global debate around the causes for student’s misbehavior
Response to the question, indicating that the majority of respondents were reflected their witness for the existence of students misbehavior in west Shewa zone
The majority of teachers and students reflected the existence of students misbehavior in their own schools and it found to affect the implementation teaching learning process, the larger numbers of teachers who were teaching in the secondary schools reported that they failed to conduct an action research to solve misbehavior related behavior144(57.6%) at their school

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STUDENTS MISBEHAVIOR AND HANDLING STRATEGIES Students Misbehavior There is a global debate around the causes for student’s misbehavior. As to the impact/ effect of student misbehavior (Jackl, 2006) indicated that student misconduct leads to more disorder and the erosion of the learning environment for all students Adding to this Barton, Coley, and Wenglinsky (1998) stated that lack of student discipline can affect the schools’ primary objective of providing quality academic instruction. Disciplinary problem as assault by students on teachers and other students, verbal abuse, offensive language against teachers and other students, sexual and other forms of harassment, threat and intimidation of teachers and other students, possessing offensive weapons, supplying or using illegal drugs, were observed All the this facts or rationales mentioned initiated the researcher to conduct a research on assessing students’ misbehavior and coping strategies in west shewa zone governmental schools.

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