TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Understanding the causes and management of problem behaviour in Zimbabwean schools: teacher perceptions
JO  - International journal of inclusive education
A1  - Chitiyo, Morgan
A1  - Chitiyo, George
A1  - Chitiyo, Jonathan
A1  - Oyedele, Victoria
A1  - Makoni, Richard
A1  - Fonnah, Davidson
A1  - Chipangure, Luke
SP  - 1091
EP  - 1106
VL  - 18
IS  - 11
N2  - Problem behaviour continues to present a challenge for school-teachers worldwide. Since school-teachers around the globe have different conceptualisations of what constitutes problem behaviour, the purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of Zimbabwean school-teachers about their perceived causes of problem behaviour among students in school, and how they usually deal with the problem behaviours. A Problem Behaviour Survey developed specifically for this study was administered to a convenience sample of 62 teachers enrolled in a part-time postgraduate diploma at a local university in Zimbabwe. Participants identified bullying, fighting, violence, fighting, truancy, drug/alcohol abuse and sexual immorality as the most prevalent problem behaviours in their schools. <br><br>RESULTS of this study also demonstrated that few teachers thought that physical punishment was an effective way to manage problem behaviour and that school-teachers should be allowed to use it. These findings were important in helping school-teachers and administrators to develop a better understanding of problem behaviour in their schools as a pre-requisite to the development of more effective behaviour management practices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1360-3116
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2013.875068
ID  - ref1
ER  -