Challenges Encountered by School Administration in Promoting Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Itilima District Council

Emmanuel Cosmas & Daniel Kosia Mokoro
Tumaini University Makumira (TUMA), Arusha-Tanzania
Email: emassawe906@gmail.com / danielkosia@yahoo.com

Abstract: The study explored the challenges encountered by school administration in promoting students’ discipline in public secondary schools in Itilima District Council. The study employed Theory X by Douglas McGregrory (1960). The study employed a mixed method research approach with a convergent parallel design. The population was 483 teachers and 33 heads of schools. The sample size was 75 teachers. Purposive sampling and total population sampling were used to obtain respondents for the study. Data was collected through interviews and questionnaire guides, and were analyzed thematically and statistically. Research ethics were considered before, during, and after data collection. The study showed challenges faced by school administration in promoting students’ discipline, it includes students ignoring teachers’ instructions, lack of stakeholder involvement, and limited resources. The study concluded that school counselors are very much needed to always offer guidance and counselling in order to develop students’ positive behavior. The study recommended that school administration should use different strategies in shaping students’ behavior and avoid using the same strategy repeatedly, as this might lead to an increase in negative behavior.