TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 4
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 4
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4
1.5 Research question 5
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 5
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OTHE STUDY 5
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 INTRODUCTION 7
2.1 Types of deviant behaviours 7
2.2 Causes of deviant behaviour 8
2.3 Impact of deviant behaviors to learning 9
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 INTRODUCTION 11
3.1 Research design 11
3.2 Area and population of study 11
3.3 Sample selection’ 11
3.4 Data collection procedures’ 11
3.4.1 Research instruments 12
3.4.2 Procedure’ 12
3.5 Validity and Reliability of Research Instruments’ 12
3.6 proposed data analysis 12
3.7 Limitations 13
3.8 Delimitation 13
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.0 INTRODUCTION 14
4.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE RESPONDENT 14
4.1.1 Types of deviant behaviours 14
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Showing age bracket of learners who engaged in social deviant behaviors is
Table 2: Showing deviant behavior among learners in Makindye division 16
Table 3: Showing causes of deviant behavior in schools 16
Table 4: Showing whether withdrew of corporal punishment is secondary schools has a
diversely led to the increase in deviant behavior in secondary schools 17
Table 5: Showing inadequate use of teaching approaches used by teachers contribute
to deviant behaviors 18
Table 6: showing some impact of deviant behavior 18
Table 7: Showing Deviant behaviors which has rampant impact on learning 19
Table 8: Showing Performance of learners with deviant behavior in schools 20
ABSTRACT The researcher intends to find out the impact of deviant behavior on academic performance of secondary school students in Makindye division, Kampala district Uganda. This research has not been done before so the researcher hopes to get better solutions to be used by stakeholders to solve the challenges.The researcher conducted his research using qualitative and quantitative approaches. He also used survey method to collect information. Questionnaires was the main tools to be used by researcher. A sample population of forty teachers from four schools (sampled schools) was used, results of the findings was recorded, analyzed, recommendations, was made and suggestions for further studies was also made.