ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS’ SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICY

Authors: Amarachi Ifeoma Eze

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17223610

Published: January 2024

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<p>The study assessed Students’ Social Behaviour and School Discipline Policy. The specific objectives were to determine the impact of Punitive and Non Punitive Discipline Policy on Students’ Behaviour. The population of the study was 21,726 Senior Secondary Two (SS2) Students drawn from 86 public Secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial district of Nigeria. A sample size of 1090 (SSS2) Students was adopted for the study using the Nssiuma formular. Descriptive statistics was used to answer the research questions while r2 value Regression Analysis was applied to test the Hypotheses. The result showed that there is no significant impact of Punitive Discipline Policy on Students’ Social Behaviour while there is significant impact of the enforcement of Non punitive Discipline Policy on Students’ Social Behaviour. Recommendations made include the need for Schools to implement Non Punitive Discipline Policies such as Positive behavioral interventions and supports, Counseling, Peace Education, Social and Emotional Development Programme and Behaviour modification. <br><br></p>

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