A strategy to curb ill-discipline of learners in selected public high schools at Masakhane circuit
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description: This study aims to design a strategy to curb ill-discipline of learners in selected public high schools in Amajuba district. Teachers encounter such problems with learners who often misbehave and they find this a daunting task that requires them to exhibit emotional and social tolerance. It is a worrisome exercise to deal with unruly learners; educators are expected always to smile and exercise emotional intelligence while executing duties on a day-to-day basis in the school environment. Teachers already face a number of challenges, as outlined in the literature review. The objectives of the study are to identify challenges of ill-discipline in public schools, exploring plausible solutions and discussing conditions conducive to curb it. It investigates possible threats that may hinder successful implementation of such a strategy and determines best practices. The theoretical framework that guides this study is Hope Theory (HT), frequently considered in social and emotional learning as encouraging the development of self-awareness. The theory is seen universally as positive, a quality that teachers need to cultivate in themselves as human beings. Hope is part of how they sustain themselves, based on a wish for the best for the learners as individuals or collectively. HT helps people to move beyond critique and pessimism, and empowers them to continue to work for justice, even when the forces of injustice may gain greater power. In the case of ill-discipline, teachers should enter the classroom with hope because even in the most dangerous and desperate situations there is a way out. Education is rooted in hopefulness, and HT emphasises cooperation, teamwork, collaboration, communion, and kindness. In order to design a pioneering strategy to augment the role of teachers in curbing illdiscipline a qualitative research approach was followed that employed most principles of Participatory Action Research (PAR). This ensured a collaborative working environment and power sha…
abstract: This study aims to design a strategy to curb ill-discipline of learners in selected public high schools in Amajuba district. Teachers encounter such problems with learners who often misbehave and they find this a daunting task that requires them to exhibit emotional and social tolerance. It is a worrisome exercise to deal with unruly learners; educators are expected always to smile and exercise emotional intelligence while executing duties on a day-to-day basis in the school environment. Teachers already face a number of challenges, as outlined in the literature review. The objectives of the study are to identify challenges of ill-discipline in public schools, exploring plausible solutions and discussing conditions conducive to curb it. It investigates possible threats that may hinder successful implementation of such a strategy and determines best practices. The theoretical framework that guides this study is Hope Theory (HT), frequently considered in social and emotional learning as encouraging the development of self-awareness. The theory is seen universally as positive, a quality that teachers need to cultivate in themselves as human beings. Hope is part of how they sustain themselves, based on a wish for the best for the learners as individuals or collectively. HT helps people to move beyond critique and pessimism, and empowers them to continue to work for justice, even when the forces of injustice may gain greater power. In the case of ill-discipline, teachers should enter the classroom with hope because even in the most dangerous and desperate situations there is a way out. Education is rooted in hopefulness, and HT emphasises cooperation, teamwork, collaboration, communion, and kindness. In order to design a pioneering strategy to augment the role of teachers in curbing illdiscipline a qualitative research approach was followed that employed most principles of Participatory Action Research (PAR). This ensured a collaborative working environment and power sha…
author: Ntshangase, Thembekile Goodness Susan
keywords: Participatory Action Research, ill-discipline, Critical Discourse Analysis, Hope Theory
license: https://devspace.unizulu.ac.za/bitstreams/670adc53-8cfb-443b-bf23-bbadfaa721f6/download
date published: 2020
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:16:50Z
provider: University of Zululand
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Zululand