| dc.description.abstract | The study was carried out in the five (05) selected government aided secondary schools and
parents’ involvement in school activities on students’ indiscipline in the secondary schools of
Katakwi district. The sample size comprised of; 05 deputy head teachers, 40 class teachers, 20
PTA executive committee members and finally 50 student leaders using purposive sampling
techniques. The specific objectives in this study were; to find out the effects of parents
monitoring and supervision of students’ indiscipline in secondary schools, to identify the effects
of parents’ follow- up of students’ adherence to school rules and regulations and to establish the
impact of parents’ provision of scholastic materials on students’ indiscipline. Research findings
show that the overall parents’ involvement in school activities which have direct influence on
students’ discipline was very low and also showed that the largest number of respondents
accepted that parents were not involved closely in their students’ indiscipline at all times. Others
agreed that the parents’ educational levels/ignorance was the reasons as to why parents’
involvement in most of the school activities was low and they believed that once the child reach
secondary that he or she has grown up and can make his or her decisions alone. Data analysis
used questionnaires and an in-depth interview guides to arrive at conclusions. In this research, a
mixed cross-sectional design was adopted, quantitative data analysis was presented in
percentages and tables and qualitative data was analyzed using a thematic content approach. The
survey and interview methods were employed and questionnaires and interview guides were used
in this research for data collection and was presented in the form of narratives and direct
quotations from the respondents themselves. The sample size involved was 115 respondents in
my study and it revealed that the parents’ involvement in school activities on students’
indiscipline significantly influenced students' discipline in government aided secondary schools
of Katakwi district. The findings showed that parents were not effectively involved in the school
activities and in matters concerning their students’ discipline like attending class meetings,
annual general meetings and provision of scholastic materials. However, the study recommends
that the parents and head teachers be involved in formulating and designing of school rules and
regulations and establish clear and consistent discipline policies that are jointly implemented to
manage the discipline of students in these secondary schools of Katakwi district. | en_US |
