INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHANGES IN EDUCATION
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Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State

Shaibu Leonard 1 * ,
Momoh Danladi 2,
Amaha Christiana Ojochide 2,
Odoma Lois Onyemowo 3
1 Department of Educational Management and Business Education, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria2 Department of Educational Foundation, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Nigeria3 Department Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology, Kogi State College of Education, Nigeria* Corresponding Author
International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(2), 2025, 88-95, https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005
Publication date: May 26, 2025
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ABSTRACT

The study aims to explore Strategies for restrainingClassroomDisruptive BehaviorAmong Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State. Specifically, it sought to examine the types of disruptive behaviors, problems encountered by the schools, and strategies to be adopted to curb disruptive behaviors perpetuated by students in the classroom during teaching and learning. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive research design and utilized a quantitative approach. A sample of 100 respondents involving principals and teachers was used through purposive sampling. Strategies for Restraining Students’ Disruptive Behaviors in Public Secondary Schools served as an instrument. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The analysis revealed that (1) lateness to school, irregular class attendance, fighting with each other within and outside the school, refusal to do assignments given by teachers, non-participation in-class activities, use of abusive language against one another, and operating phones during class hours were disruptive behaviors perpetrated by students. (2) The school encountered several problems such as bullying of teachers and management by the punished students, and teachers get discouraged going back to class, which causes more stress for teachers as they become detracted from academic routine. (3) The use of classroom management, allowing students to have easy access to the teachers, promptness of teachers to the discharge of their tasks of teaching profession, ensuring of appropriate seating arrangement by teachers, attentiveness of the teachers to both reported and unreported cases in class, regular checking of children by parents in schools, and maintenance of small and well-controlled
class size were strategies to be adopted to curb disruptive behaviors among public secondary schools students in Ekiti state.

KEYWORDS

strategies restraining disruptive behaviors classroom public secondary school students

CITATION (APA)

Leonard, S., Danladi, M., Ojochide, A. C., & Onyemowo, O. L. (2025). Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State. International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(2), 88-95. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005
Harvard
Leonard, S., Danladi, M., Ojochide, A. C., and Onyemowo, O. L. (2025). Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State. International Journal of Changes in Education, 2(2), pp. 88-95. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005
Vancouver
Leonard S, Danladi M, Ojochide AC, Onyemowo OL. Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2025;2(2):88-95. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005
AMA
Leonard S, Danladi M, Ojochide AC, Onyemowo OL. Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State. International Journal of Changes in Education. 2025;2(2), 88-95. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005
Chicago
Leonard, Shaibu, Momoh Danladi, Amaha Christiana Ojochide, and Odoma Lois Onyemowo. "Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State". International Journal of Changes in Education 2025 2 no. 2 (2025): 88-95. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005
MLA
Leonard, Shaibu et al. "Strategies for Restraining Classroom Disruptive Behavior Among Public Secondary Schools Students in Ekiti State". International Journal of Changes in Education, vol. 2, no. 2, 2025, pp. 88-95. https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE42023005

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