Project Topic:
Home and School Factors as Determinants of Students’ Conduct in Colleges of Education
This study investigated
home and school factors as determinants of students' conduct in colleges of education
in southwest, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used. The
sample size for this study was 1254 and purposive sampling techniquewas used to
select 15 colleges of education and 200 level Social Studies Students in
Southwest, Nigeria. The research instrument used was a self-structured
questionnaire tagged “Home and School Factors on Students’ Conduct
Questionnaire (HSFSCQ)”, with reliability value of 0.82. Data collected were
analysed using descriptive statistics of simple frequency count, percentages
and mean value for the demographic data and research questions. For the
hypotheses, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), Multiple Regression, General
Linear Modelling (GLM) of Multivariate and Univariate were used and tested at
0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that the level of students’
compliance to both academic and moral conduct was low ( xˉ = 2.177; xˉ = 2.476)
respectively. All home factors and school factors were dominant in determining
students’ ethical conduct except family size and parental social status ( xˉ =
2.431; xˉ = 2.352) respectively. Both academic and moral conduct exhibit
significant positive correlations with home factors (r = 0.247, p < 0.01; r
= 0.312, p < 0.01) respectively and school factors (r = 0.214, p < 0.01;
r = 0.465, p < 0.01) respectively. Home and school factors had combined significant
influence on students’conduct ( F = 119.185, P < 0.000). home factors had
relative influence on students’ academic and moral conduct respectively (F =
46.780, P < 0.01; F = 73.535, P < 0.01), also, school factors had
significant influence on students’ academic and moral conduct (F = 18.553, P
< 0.01; F = 100.326, P < 0.01 ) respectively. However, religion had
positive influence on the interaction effect of home factors and students’
conduct (F = 40.151, P < 0.000), as well as school factors and students’
conduct (F = 43.985, P < 0.000). Based on the findings, it was recommended
that a stable connection should be developed between teachers and students for
good ethical behaviour, school authority should develop standard disciplinary
measures and safety regulations for sudents’ conduct and strong collaborative
platform between home and school should be created for cooperative decision
making and problem solving to ensure good students’ conduct. This study
concluded that interconnected influences on students' conduct; including home
and school factors and religious affiliation contribute to students’ moral and
academic conduct, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach to address
conduct related issues in colleges of education in southwest,
Nigeria.
Keywords:
Students’ Conduct, Academic Conduct, Moral Conduct, Home Factor, School
Project Body:
Table
of Contents
Content
Page
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract vi
Table of Contents vii
List of Tables xi
List of Figures xiii
List of Acronyms xiv
Chapter One: Introduction 1
1.1 Background
to the Study 1
1.2 Statement
of the Problem 10
1.3 Aim
and Objectives of the Study 11
1.4 Research
Questions 12
1.5 Hypotheses 13
1.6 Significance
of the Study 13
1.7 Scope
of the Study 15
1.8 Limitation
of the Study 16
1.9 Operational
Definition of Terms 17
Endnotes
19
Chapter
Two: Literature Review 22
2.1 Conceptual Review 23
2.1.1 Students’ Conduct 23
2.1.1.1 Moral Conduct 31
2.1.1.2 Academic Conduct 35
2.1.2 Home
Factors 43
2.1.2.1 Family Size 44
2.1.2.2 Parental Educational Qualification 55
2.1.2.3 Parental Social Status 63
2.1.3. School Factors 69
2.1.3.1 School Discipline Practices 70
2.1.3.2 School Safety 76
2.1.3.3 Student-Staff Relationship 78
2.1.3.4 School Type 83
2.1.4 Religion and Students’ Conduct 86
2.2 Theoretical
Framework 91
2.2.1 Theory of Planned Behaviour 91
2.2.2 Attachment Theory 97
2.3 Review
of Empirical Studies 109
2.3.1 Home Factors and Students Conduct 109
2.3.2 School Factors and Student’s Conduct 114
2.3.3 Moderating Effect of Religion and
Students’ Conduct 120
2.4 Conceptual
Model 123
2.5 Summary
of Gap in Literature Reviewed 125
Endnotes
128
Chapter
Three: Methodology
144
3.1 Research
Design 144
3.2 Population
of the Study 144
3.3 Sample
and Sampling Techniques 146
3.4
Discription of Research Instrument 148
3.5 Validity
of the Research Instrument 149
3.6. Reliability
of the Research Instrument 149
3.7
Administration of Research
Instrument and Method of Data Collection 149 3.8 Method of Data Analysis 150
Endnotes
151
Chapter Four: Results and Discussion of
Findings
152
4.1 Analysis
of Demographic Data 152
4.2
Analysis of Research Questions 155
4.3
Test of Hypotheses
169
4.4 Discussion
of Findings
190
Endnotes
204
Chapter
Five: Conclusion
209
5.1 Summary
of Findings 209
5.2 Conclusion 211
5.3 Recommendations 211
5.4. Contribution
to Knowledge 214
5.5. Suggested
Area for Further Research 217
Bibliography 218
Appendices
232
Appendix I 232
Appendix II 236
Bio-data
251
The University Compliance Certification
259