Abstract
School discipline is a matter of concern particularly among teachers, family, educators and other stakeholders. Students cannot learn and teachers cannot teach effectively in an undisciplined and unsafe environment and therefore order and discipline are necessary for successful educational outcomes. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of student enrolment on discipline in public boys’ boarding secondary schools. The study was guided by B.F Skinners theory of Reinforcement. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population of the study consisted of 153 boys’ boarding secondary schools. Using random sampling 74 boys boarding schools were sampled. The study sampled 314 respondents comprising of 74 deputy Principals and 240 class teachers through purposive and simple random sampling respectively. The study used a questionnaire and interview guide to gather primary data. Quantitative data was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation and linear regressions. Qualitative data was coded and reported in themes and sub-themes. The study established that student enrolment had a statistically significant influence on student discipline. The study recommended that in order to instill good discipline among students, the government should regulate student population.
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