AN INVESTIGATION INTO ACADEMIC INDISCIPLINE AND FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN (ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATHEMATICS, IGBO LANGUAGE, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, ECONOMICS. PERIOD 2005-2010 (

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Abstract
This studies an investigation into academic indiscipline and failure among secondary school students (English language mathematics, Igbo, Agric, Economics. period 2005-2011 (a case study of Nigeria) the population of the study consists of five subjects in senior secondary school in Nigeria. A total of nine thousand seven hundred and fifteen (9,7,15) students and about 200 members of the staff were involved. Ten students from each class (JSS1-SSIII) were selected by proportionate stratified random sampling techniques to ensure that relevant features of the population were adequately represented for the second set of sample (staff) the same techniques was used to selected five staff from each school. The instrument used for the data collection was a structured questionnaire section ‘A’ contained personal data of the correspondent eg Name, sex, qualification etc while section ‘B’ contained the structured questionnaire items. The items were structured to reflect four point rating scale of strongly agree (SA), Agree (A) strongly Disagree (SD), and disagree and others like response category. The researchers personally administered the questionnaire. The response code and values are shown below, used in calculating the mean using the formula.    
Table of Contents  Title page  Approval Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION Background of study Statement of the Problems Purpose of the Study Significant of the Study Research Questions Scope of the study  Definition of terms 
CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW  Aspects of students indiscipline  Causes of students indiscipline  Consequences of students indiscipline  Strategies of maintaining discipline  Summary of literature review 
CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY  Research design  Area of the study   Population of the study  Sample and sampling techniques  Development of the instrument  Method of Data Collection  Method of Data Analysis  Validation of instrument 
CHAPTER FOUR: Data Presentation and data analysis 
CHAPTER FIVE:  DISCUSSIONS OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SUMMARY  Discussions  Conclusion  Implications  Recommendations Suggestion Limitation of the study Summary  References Appendix 

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