ABSTRACT This study looks at the impact of boarding schools on psycho-social adjustment of students, a case study of selected secondary schools in Kagadi district. The study was aimed at identifying the challenges students face during their time of study while residing in the schools’ premises, arid how these challenges affect their psycho social adjustments both in class and outside class. The study further suggested amicable solutions for the challenges found out during the field study. To achieve the objectives of this study, the researcher used descriptive approach which involved the survey of students in the selected secondary schools and questionnaires were also administered in this study as forms of data collections. The study revealed that bullying of students especially the new corners was the major challenge in boarding schools. In addition, the struggle for ‘acceptance stress’ and the need for adjustment were also found out as challenges that students face during the study. Nevertheless, there were cases where others experienced improvement in their academic performance due to ample time that they enjoy while residing in school premises under teachers’ supervision. Also, respondents shared ideas, discussed and participated in answering the questions among themselves on this topic.The study recommended the strict supervision and of the students such that they can all live in harmony and respect for one another at school, this was because there were different students from different cultures and religions with different values thus creating need for close supervision and control to create a better learning environment for all students.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND

1.1.1 Historical background

1.1.2 Conceptual background

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT 3

1.3 OBJECTIVES 4

1.3.1 General objective 4

1.3.2 Specific objectives 4

1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 5

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 5

1.6 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 5

1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5

1.7.1 Contextual scope 5

1.7.2 Geographical scope 6

1.8 CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

THE LITERATURE REVIEW 7

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2.0 Introduction .7

2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW 7

i. Don’t Allow Your Child to Call You Constantly 12

ii. Encourage Your Child to Make New Friends 12

iii. Don’t Be a Helicopter Parent 13

iv. Understand That It Takes Time to Adjust 13

CHAPTER THREE 14

THE METHODOLOGY 14

3.0 Introduction 14

3.1 Research Design 14

3.2 Participants 14

3.3 Instruments 14

3.4 Procedure 15

3.5 Ethical considerations 15

CHAPTER FOUR 16

DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION 16

4.0 Introduction 16

4.1 Table of population 16

Testing the hypothesis 19

CHAPTER FIVE 20

DISCUSSION, SUMMERY AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY 20

5.0 introduction 20

5.1 Discussion 20

5.2 Summary of the study 21

5.3 Recommendations of the study 21