Strategies for instilling discipline in secondary school students in Enugu south local government area, Enugu state, Nigeria

This study examined the strategies for instilling discipline in secondary school students in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses and adopted the survey research design. The population consists of ten thousand two hundred (10,200) students in secondary schools in Enugu South Local Government area of Enugu state. A sample size of 120 students was randomly selected using simple random sampling. The questionnaire was the main instrument for data collection. The instrument was personally distributed and collected by the researcher. Data collected were analyzed using mean and grand mean scores. The study revealed that corporal punishment, school rules and regulations, Guidance, and counselling help in instilling discipline in students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that extra-curricular activities that project discipline should be introduced for the students, and teachers should set up a mutual relationship with the students to enable them to get attached to the school and maintain good discipline. Additionally, Guidance and counselling units should be provided in schools with seasoned counsellors.