RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRINCIPALS’ COUNSELLING STRATEGIES AND CONTROL OF STUDENTS’ INDISCIPLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to determine the counselling strategies utilized by principals in controlling indiscipline among students in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. This study was conducted in secondary schools in Anambra State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. All the 555 secondary schools both public and private in all the 6 education zones were studied. The sample for the study comprised 166 principals made up of 77 principals and 89 principals in public and private secondary schools in Anambra State respectively. The sample consisted 30% of the entire population.  The instrument for data collection was researcher-developed questionnaire whose validity and reliability were duly determined. The researcher together with research assistants collected the data from the respondents. Mean ratings and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while the t- test statistic was used to test the hypotheses at.05 level of significance.