The Role of Guidance and Counselling in Promoting Learner Discipline in Secondary Schools in the Oshikoto Region of Namibia
2022; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.2139/ssrn.4232516
ISSN1556-5068
Autores Tópico(s)Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
ResumoThe study assessed the role of guidance and counselling in promoting learner discipline in secondary schools in the Oshikoto region of Namibia. The study used the mixed methods approach, which resulted in providing qualitative and quantitative data to provide an understanding of the problem. The instruments for data collection were questionnaires for principals, teachers, teacher counsellors and learners, as well as one-on-one interviews with learners. Results from the questionnaires were analysed by using descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data collected from interviews were transcribed and put into themes and categories. The study revealed that schools experienced a wide range of disciplinary problems. It was established that learners are affected by issues emanating from the environment, namely, schools and societies, which influence their behaviour negatively. The principals and teachers believe that exclusionary and punitive methods effectively manage learner indiscipline, while teacher counsellors and learners are against using such methods. Suggestions were thus made to strengthen the use of guidance and counselling in promoting learner discipline in secondary schools by improving training for teacher counsellors/Life Skills teachers in guidance and counselling. In addition, it was suggested that school administrators be sensitising about the roles and responsibilities of teacher counsellors, including the role teacher counsellors play in learner discipline, improved leadership from school principals, strengthened coordination and communication among school personnel, and by strengthening the referral system from teachers to teacher counsellors and teacher counsellors to outside agencies.
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