Strategies for managing deviant behaviour among in-school adolescents as expressed by secondary school counsellors in Kwara State, Nigeria
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2017-01
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University of Zululand
Abstract
This study investigated strategies for managing deviant behaviour among in-school adolescents as
expressed by secondary school counsellors in Kwara State. The study adopted the descriptive survey
research design method. The target population for this study consisted of secondary school counsellors in
the state. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 70 respondents from each of the three
senatorial districts in Kwara State. The questionnaire titled “Strategies for Managing Deviant Behaviour
Questionnaire” was administered to the school counsellors. Both descriptive and inferential statistics
were used for the data analysis. The findings revealed that deviant behaviour is caused by a lack of
effective parental upbringing. Also, the major strategy employed by counsellors in handling behavioural
problems is the reinforcement technique. The findings revealed that there were no significant differences
in the counsellors’ perception on the strategies for managing deviant behaviour among in-school
adolescents on the basis of years in service, religion and type of school. To this end, counsellors should
continue to provide right information to in-school adolescents about the negative effects of deviant
behaviours. The findings of this study will be of benefit to school administrators, teachers and counsellors
as it will give them an insight into handling deviant behaviour exhibited among in-school adolescents
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Peer reviewed article published under Inkanyiso journal, Volume 9 Number 1, Jan 2017, p. 87 – 98
Keywords
deviant behaviou, in-school-adolescents, counsellors, secondary school
Citation
Bolu-steve, F.N. and Esere, M.O., 2017. Strategies for managing deviant behaviour among in-school adolescents as expressed by secondary school counsellors in Kwara State, Nigeria. Inkanyiso: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 9(1), pp.87-98.