Assessment of the Causes of Indiscipline among Students of Mbarara City Secondary Schools in Uganda

Kabakyenga Asaph – Uganda Christian University Mukono, Uganda
Ahumuza John M. Vianney – University of Ghana Legon, Ghana
Email: asaphkabakyenga@gmail.com

Abstract: The study’s main purpose was to assess the causes of indiscipline among students of Mbarara City Secondary Schools in Uganda. The main argument was that although secondary schools have put rules and regulations in place, indiscipline cases have continued to increase which has affected students’ career prospects and damaged schools’ reputations. The study was guided by quantitative research methodology. The sample size of the study was 175 respondent teachers who were purposively selected for data collection. The findings were that indiscipline in Mbarara city secondary schools was caused by inadequate career guidance programs, students’ failure to comprehend school rules and regulations and drug abuse among others. It is recommended that secondary schools should make career guidance programs compulsory, communicate effectively to students on rules and regulations, encourage sports activities in leisure time and above all ensure that school premises are properly fenced.