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CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background to the Study

The parents’ problem of indiscipline has a very long history. It dates back to the time immemorial. In the fifteenth century, Socrates talked about how children contradicted their parents order and tyrannized over their teacher. The issue of indiscipline within Nigeria taxed the mind of well-meaning Nigerians. There is a great concern by parents, teachers, voluntary agencies, government, and religious organizations e.t.c. Over the issue of “indiscipline” which has eaten deep into the minds of Nigerians.

The problem of indiscipline in Nigeria has its origin at the periods of colonialism. Several acts of indiscipline exhibited by the colonial agents such as exploitation, humiliation and various political, social, cultural and economic atrocities were later inherited to form an integral part of Nigerian behavioural pattern.

After independence, therefore, Nigeria in their daily life started to imitate these colonial agents. Fellow Nigerians that took over power from the colonial masters started to exhibit these unfortunate colonial heritages on their fellow Nigerians and are even more atrocious than their colonial masters. Gross and down right acts of indiscipline displayed by the politicians was given as one of the reasons for the military intervention in Nigeria politics in 1966.

The present and old Nigeria National Anthems specifically centered on individual liberties. It clearly identified a way of life in which the central value is the individual himself, his concerns and actions, his consent, his happiness, his life. The anthem sees the government as the servant of individual purposes. But the spirit of our National Anthem is more than a declaration of individual supremacy. It is also an expression of faith in the concern of free man for the public welfare. For a free society must rely heavily, if its value are to be defended and realized, on the voluntary actions of its citizens.

However, the aims and objectives of the national anthems have now been shunned by the Nigeria society. Right from the year of independence, Nigerian society is full of different vices. There are mismanagement, abuse of office, corruption, inflation, chaotic economic planning, political crises, selfishness and social vices. The ruling class and civil servants demonstrated unbridled lust for material acquisition. In the process most of them resorted to what could be described as white collar crimes. They colluded with business men and contractors to deplete the nation’s coffers.

The parent problems of indiscipline in educational institutions in Nigeria have been with us for some times now. Indiscipline is present from primary through university levels. The average educational institutions in Nigeria society is by and large not in anyway discipline.

The school is a social organization and as such it has got its established patterns of behaviour expected from its members. These are expressed in the form of rules and regulations which govern the official actions of the principal, teachers, students and other group of personnel that work in it. Some of these rules and regulations especially those affecting the conduct of the teachers are prescribed, imposed and enforced by the educational providers. But these affecting the students’ body, are generally prescribed, imposed and enforced by the teachers and students themselves but taking cognitive of those rules and regulations externally determined for the smooth-running of the institution. The externally prescribed rules and regulations are normally given by the state ministry of education or any of its recognized agencies like the Teaching Service Commission.

The school, today, like many social organization faces serious problem of its members not conforming to the standard of behaviour expected of them. The problem of indiscipline as rampant as it is has spilled into Nigeria schools and this has been given parents, teachers, school administrators and educational providers a serious concern. It is in the light of this that the present study is carried out.

Statement of the Problem

This research is essentially designed to deal with concept of indiscipline. Its causes and how it can be curbed among secondary schools students in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. It is obvious that one of the bibulous problems of contemporary Nigerian educational system is indiscipline. The deplorable condition in which we are presently wallowing is glaring to all. Infact, no regime is devoid of indiscipline but with all seriousness indiscipline can be curbed among out students.

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to identify the various causes of indiscipline and how it can be curbed in secondary schools. The school system as a replica of the society is characterized by all acts of indiscipline in the Nigerian society.

In the light of this perception, this study will at the concluding chapter attempt to recommend some measures that if properly executed can curb indiscipline among secondary school students in Kwara State and Nigeria in general.

I have no doubt that the recommendation will be a treasure to value by school administrators in handling disciplinary problem in schools.

Research Questions

In this study, efforts are made to answer the following questions.

Does a student’s personal characteristic cause indiscipline in secondary school?
What influence does the home have on the student’s behaviour in secondary school?
Does school environment have any impact on student’s behaviour in secondary school?
Does the teachers’ behaviour cause indiscipline among students in secondary school?
Does societal variable cause indiscipline among secondary school students?

Significance of the Study

Many studies have been carried out on the trends of various forms of indiscipline in secondary schools in Nigeria and the society at large, the perception has continued to increase and has even become a serious national issue. This shows that an effective solution to the problem of indiscipline has not been attained.

This study is in the light of the above, expected to highlight various forms of indiscipline in secondary schools to day. It is believed that if the trend of these disciplinary problem are fully understood, the research will be able to recommend some suggestions and possible solutions to how the problem of indiscipline can be tacked with greatest efficiency most especially secondary schools in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State.

The focus of the research is the urgent need to re-adjust and modernize the traditional concept, the need for more flexible and diversified secondary school curriculum to inculcate in the future leaders of Nigeria, a sense of self-discipline, so that they may be able to contribute their own quota to the development of the country.

Though, Ilorin West Local Government is the base of the study there is no doubt that most of the recommendations in the study are equally applicable to any other part of the state.

Scope and Delimitation of the Study

The scope of the study is the secondary school system of education in Nigeria. It would not be possible to cover all the schools even in a local government due to time and financial limitations. The study will be limited to eight secondary schools in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. Four secondary schools will be selected from outskirt schools and four from the schools within the township.

Operational Definition of the Terms

School: This is a place where the children between 10 – 18 years acquire knowledge and prepare themselves towards tertiary institution.

Student: Someone who studies at school.

Teacher: Person that teachers in the classroom one who transmit knowledge to others.

Discipline: The situation that results from the practice of making people obey rules and orders.

Indiscipline: This is the inability to have self control.

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