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Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 31-37
Original Research Article
Responsibility of Teachers in Relation to Management of Discipline of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Koibatek Sub County, Baringo County
Sogomo K. C, Deya D.O
Published : Jan. 30, 2019
DOI : 10.21276/jaep.2019.3.1.5
Abstract
Globally, corporal punishment in schools was banned. In keeping with the international trends of recognizing the rights of the child, and since Kenya is a signatory to the United Nations Charter on Human Rights; and, having been criticized by the World for allowing the use of corporal punishment in schools, the same was banned in the Kenyan schools about 14 years ago. However despite this ban, newspapers, media and limited research show that corporal punishment is still occurring in schools. The government has made efforts to curb the continuing use of corporal punishment. This research therefore, was about Effects of ban of corporal punishment on discipline in public primary schools in Koibatek Sub County and was guided by the following objective: to establish the role of educators in relation to management of discipline of pupils in public primary schools, The research adopted descriptive survey design and carried out the study in Koibatek Sub County. It targeted primary school head teachers, deputy head teachers, guidance and counselling teachers, teachers (educators) and pupil two Zonal Quality Assurance and Standards Officers in public primary schools. To select schools, stratified random sampling will be used. The main respondents were stratified on the basis of their zones. The study sample thus comprised of 20 head teachers, 20 deputy head teachers, 20 guidance and counselling teachers, 54 teachers and 432 pupils making a total of 548 respondents. To collect the required data, the researcher used Questionnaires and interview schedules for data collection. The survey instruments were piloted in Baringo County using the test-re-test method. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.78 which was considered good enough for a scientific study. In addition, the research instruments were subjected to the scrutiny of two experts who established face as well as content validity. The researcher then sought permission from the National Council for Science, Technology and Invocations strain before starting the process of data collection. Data was organized, presented, analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistical and inferential techniques using the Statistical packages of social sciences (SPSS) version 20. Presentation of data will be done by use of tables, pie charts and bar graphs, mean and percentages. The study found that out of 20 schools in the study, 16(80%) had taken pupils as partners in developing school rules that would be obeyed. It was concluded that schools are however using alternative methods of instilling discipline in their respective schools. It was recommended that teachers and administrators ought to be flexible to adapt to new information and accept change so that the ban would bring intended changes in the education system.
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