Abstract

This paper examines the role of educational psychology teachers in school discipline which cannot be over emphases, school disciplinary policies and practices are essential features in life of students in schools. Conventional approaches to school discipline including conduct codes and security methods, suspension, corporal punishment and teacher’s methods of managing students’ behavior rely primarily on deference, control and punishment to maintain orderliness. The conceptual clarification of the terms, causes of indiscipline in schools and the role of educational psychology teachers in maintaining schools discipline are examined and it was recommended that all hands must be on deck to curtail the problem such as educational psychologists, counselors, school administrators, community, parents and government has a vital role to play and also everyone in the community should be involved, school system and community agencies especially law enforcement, medical and juvenile service.

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