Investigating the impact of classroom management on reducing students' discipline problems.

Abstract

The current study aims at investigating the impact of classroom management strategies on reducing learners’ discipline problems in secondary schools. It identifies the main strategies that can be used by teachers to mitigate learners’ misbehaviours. The study uses mixed methods: both qualitative and quantitative research methods. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 10 teachers of English from two secondary schools in Hassi Bahbah -Djelfa- namely: Ibn Badis Secondary School and El-Kassimi Housseini Noureddine Secondary School. In addition, a series of classroom observations were conducted with 80 first year literary stream students from two different classes at Ibn Badis Secondary School. The finding derived from the teachers’ questionnaire showed that all the teachers attested that they used specific classroom management strategies to handle their classes effectively. Meanwhile, the classroom observations’ analyses revealed that the teacher who used effective classroom management strategies generally faced less learners’ discipline problems than the one who did not. Eventually, the study recommends some strategies that can be used by teachers of English to downscale learners’ discipline problems.