Assessment of the Procedures Followed to Administer Disciplinary Measures to Teachers and Their Effectiveness in Influencing Teachers’ Conduct in Public Secondary Schools in Arusha City, Tanzania

Daniel Yohanes
Kipok girls Secondary School, Arusha.
Email: daniellewanga7@gmail.com

Kennedy Omondi Otieno PhD
St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT), Arusha.
Email: omondiken2016@gmail.com

Abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of disciplinary measures in public secondary schools in Arusha City. The study focused on disciplinary procedures followed to address the professional misconduct among teachers in secondary schools and the effectiveness of various disciplinary procedures followed in influencing teachers’ conduct in secondary schools. The research was guided by organizational behaviour theory and convergent mixed methods design with sample size of 132 (116 teachers, 7 school heads, 7 WEOs, one TSC and one DSEO) respondents from a population of 1215. The study used simple random to select teachers and purposive sampling to select other respondents. Instruments used were questionnaires, interview guides, and documentary analysis validated by human resource experts while reliability (r = 0.920) was ascertained by Cronbach alpha method. Descriptive statistics techniques were employed to analyze quantitative data and presented in figures, tables of frequencies, percentages, and mean rating. While qualitative data was analysed thematically. The study revealed that misconduct among teachers is normally reported to the school administration, an investigation is conducted, the teacher is informed in writing about allegations, a disciplinary committee is formed, a formal disciplinary hearing is held and the disciplinary committee makes a decision which can be effectively implemented by maintaining order, professionalism, conflict resolution and compliance with education Act and regulations. In conclusion, the procedures for administering disciplinary measures to teachers require clarity, transparency and compliance with national regulations. The study recommends that teachers should be familiar with the codes of conduct and professional ethics to avoid unintentional violations.