M.Ed. / Unruly behaviour in schools are becoming more of a problem each day. As an educator I am finding it difficult to teach and control the classes. Handling and controlling the classes are sometimes very difficult, because people are complex. According to Carl Rogers' person-centered theory one should rather concentrate on the person as a unique individual. Some educators focus on the bad behaviour of learners and not on the person as a whole. In this study the focus is on the experiences of the adolescents in the handling of unruly behaviour by the educators in the school. This was a qualitative study. Interviews were be conducted with adolescents between the ages of 13 -17 years. A sample group was purposively selected on the basis of adolescents showing unruly behaviour. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed and data were analysed according to Tesch's method of analysis. All ethical measures were adhered to and discussed in greater detail in the study. A clean set of data were given to an external coder to be analysed. A consensus interview was held so that corresponding, different and unique themes within the data could be found. After the themes were discussed guidelines were set according to these themes. Themes that were found after data saturation were: Learners and educators treat each other with• disrespect. Educators do not handle unruly behaviour in a consistent manner and are not strict enough. According to these themes guidelines were set. Both the themes and guidelines were verified in the appropriate literature. Limitations and recommendations for further studies were also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:9401 |
| Date | 15 August 2012 |
| Creators | Schoeman, Sandra |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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