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 technique was 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 students’ 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
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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
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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
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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