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Title Page .... ............ .. ............. ..... ... ........ ..... ............... ...... ... . .

Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dedication.. ..... ............ ... ... .................. ............ ........... .......... iii

Acknowledgement........ ....... .............. .... ............ .. ................ .... 1v

Table of contents.............. .......... ............................ .. .............. .. v

Definition ofTerms... ................. ........ ................... .................... vi

Operational Defmition of Acronyms...... .. ............. ......................... vii

Lists of Tables......... .. .. ....... ... ....... ............................... ........ .... viii

List of Figures................................... .. .. .. ........................... .... 1x

Abstract.................................................... ........................... x

1.0 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ..... . ........ ...... ... ........ ...... .. .

1.1 Background of the Problem ....... ............. ........... ..... ....... ..... .

1.2 Statement of the problem................................................... 2

1.3 Objectives of the study. ......... ...... .. ....... .... .. ... ...... .............. 3

1.4 Research questions.. ..... .... ............ ... .. ...... ........... ..... ...... .. 4

1.5 Significance of the study.... .......... ..... ...... .. ........ ... ........ .... 4

1.6 Limitation of the study.... ..... ...... ........ ....... ........ ......... ...... . 5

1.7 Delimitation of the study.................................................. 6

2.0 CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW .... .... .. ...... ......... . .

2.1 Introduction ........................................................... .... .

2.2 The main indicators of indiscipline cases in ECDE... ....... ........ .. 8

2.3 Causes of indiscipline problems in ECDE. ........ ......... ............ 11

2.4 Ways of minimizing indiscipline problems in ECDE... .. ... .... ..... 16

3.0 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY......... 19

3.1 Introduction.................................................................... 19

3.2 Research Approach............................................................ 19

3.3 Research Design.......................... .. ........... ........................ 19

3.4 Research Site.................................................................. 20

3.5 Target Population.............. ........ .. ........... ..... ........ ....... ...... 21

3.6 Description of sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.7 Sampling procedure................ .. .... ................................... 22

3.8 Description of research instruments............... ........................ 22

3.9 Data collection procedures....... .. .................................... .... 23

4.0 CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS... 25

4.1 Introduction................ .... .. ........ .. .... ......... ... ........ .. ... .... .. 25

4.2 Number ofthose sampled & No. ofthose interviewed.................. 25

4.3 Main Indicators of indiscipline cases among ECDE children.......... 26

4.4 Causes of indiscipline problems among the ECDE children............ 29

4.5 Ways of minimizing indiscipline cases among ECDE children......... 32

5.0 CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION

AND RECOMMENDATION............................................. 35

Introduction .......... .................. ...... .......... .. ...... ......... .. .... .

Summary of the findings ....... ....... ...... ........ ....... ............... .

Conclusion .................................................................. .

Recommendation ......... ....... ................... ........................ .

References .......................................... .. ..... .. ... .... .. ...... .

Appendices.. .... .. ......... ... ......... ........ ........... ..... ............. . 39 

ABSTRACT 

The study tried to investigate the main indicators of indiscipline problems experienced in Lower Primary. It also examined the causes of such indiscipline problem and came up with some possible measures which wil assist in minimizing the problems of indiscipline in Lower Primary in Lainguse Location Uasin Gishu District. The data was collected from the responses of teachers, parents and pupils. Survey method of data collection was used which employed interview scheduled for parents, teachers and pupils. To pick the schools stratified sampling was used but to choose parents, teachers and pupils random sampling was used. The sampled population that gave their responses were parents, teachers and pupils from the four sampled school out of the ten schools in the location. The pupils sampled were 50 out of the total 500 pupils in the four primary school. The parents were ten from the four primary schools, while ten teachers were sampled from the four primary schools. From the findings it was clear that the main indicators of indiscipline problems in Lower Primary were the use of abusive language, fighting among pupils, and general disobedience by the children, stealing, destroying of school properties, lack of respect to authority and telling lies. The main causes as investigated were; lack of guidance and counseling from parents and teachers, lack of good role models, lack of basic needs, lack of spiritual guidance by children, drunkard parents, hostile teachers and large number of pupils in class. The researcher recommended that: parents should provide basic needs to children, parents and teachers should also provide good role models to be emulated by children, the government on the other side should provide the training of teachers on guidance and counseling through seminars and workshops.