Author's Name:	Regis Fanuel Gutuza & Tichaona Mapolisa
Subject Area:	Social Science and Humanities
Subject	Education
Section	Research Paper

Indiscipline, causes, pupils, secondary school, district

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes of students indiscipline amongst secondary schools students in Nyanga District in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. The study draws on a quantitative inquiry on the causes of indiscipline amongst secondary pupils in Zimbabwe using a sample of 200 teachers drawn from a population of 585 teachers from Nyanga District. The research instrument used was the questionnaire. The study revealed that indiscipline in secondary schools was largely caused by poor group influence, bad company within and outside the school, lack of discipline at home and in school, irresponsible parents and guardians, use of drugs and alcohol, family problems, poor teacher-student relationships and failure of the school to effectively enforce school rules and regulations. The study recommends that all secondary schools should have a qualified guidance counselor to deal with pupil behavior problems. Schools should enforce school rules effectively to reduce cases of indiscipline. Parents and teachers should work together to promote good behavior from pupils.