Teacher perceptions of managing indiscipline amongst at-risk teenage students: A Malaysian study

Mansor, et al.

International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

EISSN: 2313-3724

Print ISSN: 2313-626X

Volume 4, Issue 5 (May 2017), Pages: 112-119

Title: Teacher perceptions of managing indiscipline amongst at-risk teenage students: A Malaysian study

Author(s): Azlin Norhaini Mansor ^1,*, Jayanthi Sanasi ², Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Nor ¹, Nurfaradilla Mohamad Nasir ¹, Jamalullail Ab. Wahab ¹

Affiliation(s):

¹Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
²Faculty of Education, Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.05.020

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Abstract:

This study aims to identify factors contributing to disciplinary issues, and observe measures currently in operations that manage this behaviour. Data for this qualitative case study include interviews from 10 respondents who are subject teachers, discipline teachers, and school counsellors at one urban secondary schools in Malaysia. This study concludes the home environment, peer influence, social expectation, school culture, the Media, and information-communication technology are identified as salient factors contributing to indiscipline in schools. Constructive strategies to manage indiscipline include effective classroom management, humane-environmental awareness planning, strong school leadership, and pupil-peer mentoring systems. A comprehensive study involving larger samples of schools and respondents is suggested to develop further reliable strategies to address at-risk student indiscipline and dropout.

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Keywords: Indiscipline, At-risk, Qualitative, Truancy, Management

Article History: Received 10 January 2017, Received in revised form 10 April 2017, Accepted 19 April 2017

Digital Object Identifier:

https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.05.020

Citation:

Mansor AN, Sanasi J, Nor MYM, Nasir NM, and Wahab JA (2017). Teacher perceptions of managing indiscipline amongst at-risk teenage students: A Malaysian study. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(5): 112-119

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