The Challenges of Indiscipline among Students of Public Senior Secondary Schools in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State

Abstract

The challenges of indiscipline among students of public senior secondary schools in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State is not a new headline in our diary. Throughout the decades, we have witnessed various phases of public senior school crises and media reports such as “students expelled following rampage, students’ riot – principals, teachers, seriously injured” etc: Quite often precious researchers and writers had to concentrate solely on the causes of indiscipline in public senior schools. Nowadays, educational administrators are beginning to look for those factors militating against proper implementation and maintenance of discipline in public senior schools in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area. It is in pursuance of this objective that this work on the challenges of indiscipline among students of public senior secondary schools in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State were examined. In an attempt to make this work to be very authentic and primary, effort was made to carefully select schools in which research has not been carried out in this field. Review of related literature and personal observations were carried out and a questionnaire, which was in one set, was also administered to both staff and students. The statistical tool employed to analyze the raw data was percentage method. It was observed that lack of corporal punishment; moral aspect of religion, and poor remuneration of teachers constitute the major challenges to indiscipline among students of public senior secondary schools in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. In this regard, it was suggested that corporal punishment should be reintroduced, religious studies should be taken more seriously and adequate incentives be provided to the teachers.