ISLAMIC ANTIDOTE TO INDISCIPLINE AMONG MUSLIM STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING

ISLAMIC ANTIDOTE TO INDISCIPLINE AMONG MUSLIM STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING (A STUDY OF ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OTO/IJANIKIN, LAGOS).

ABSTRACT

This project is focused on “Islamic Antidote to Indiscipline Among Muslim Students in Institutions of Higher Learning: A Study of Adeniran Ogunsanya College Of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos”. The hypothesis formulated for the study were four and tested based on the responses of (50) randomly selected respondents, using questionnaire for data collection. The work identified some of the causes of indiscipline among Muslim students like poor attitude to learning, priority parental attitude. The work identified some of the causes of indiscipline among Muslim students like poor attitude to learning, priority parental attitude. The work directly suggested some of the antidote to the problem.   

  

 TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Pages                                                                                         i

Certification                                                                                       ii

Dedication                                                                                         iii

Acknowledgement                                                                                      iv

Abstract                                                                                             vi

Table of Content                                                                                vii

 

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

  • Background to the Study                                                                   1
  • Statement of the Problem                                                                   3
  • Purpose of the Study                                                                4
  • Research Questions                                                                  4
  • Research Hypotheses                                                                5
  • Significance of the Study                                                          5
  • Limitation of the Study                                                            6
  • Scope/ Limitation of the Study                                                           6
  • Definition of Terms                                                                  6

 

CHAPTER TWO: Review of Related Literature

2.1     Defination of Discipline and Indiscipline                                  8

2.2     Concept of Indiscipline.                                                           9

2.3     What Constitute Indiscipline Acts Among the Youths?            10

2.4     Causes of Indiscipline.                                                             11

2.4.1  The Home Factor                                                                     11

2.4.2  The School Factor                                                                    12

2.4.3  The Societal Factor                                                                  14

2.5     The Effects of Indiscipline on the Academic Performance

of Students.                                                                              15

2.6     Possible Solutions to Indiscipline                                             16

2.6.1  The Home Contribution                                                           16

2.6.2  The School Contribution                                                                   17

2.6.3  The Society Factor                                                                             18

2.7     Islamic Solutions to the Acts of Indiscipline                             19

2.7.1  Obedience to Constituted Authority                                         19

2.7.2  Truthfulness                                                                                      21

2.7.3  Justice.                                                                                     23

2.7.4  Goodness to Parents.                                                                24

2.7.5  Hoarding of Goods                                                                  26

2.7.6  Moderation in Spending.                                                                   27

2.7.7  Stealing and Fraud                                                                             28

2.7.8  Punishment for Stealing                                                            29

 

CHAPTER THREE: Methodology

3.0     Introduction                                                                             31

3.1     Research Design                                                                       32

3.2     Population of the Study                                                            32

3.3     Sample and Sampling Procedure                                              32

3.4     Instrumentation of the Study                                                    33

3.5     Procedure for the Data Collection                                             33

3.6     Procedure for Data Analysis.                                                    34

3.7     Method of Data Analysis                                                                    34

 

 

CHAPTER FOUR: Interpretation of Data Analysis.

4.1     Presentation of Data.                                                                35

4.2     Discussion of Results.                                                              35

 

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation.

5.0     Introduction                                                                             44

5.1     Discussion of Findings                                                             44

5.2     Summary                                                                                 47

5.3     Conclusion                                                                              49

5.4     Recommendation                                                                     52

REFERENCES                                                                      54

APPENDIX                                                                            55

 

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Discipline is a process of teaching a child the differences between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. Good discipline should be positive for focusing on what a child is allowed to do.

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The goal of discipline is to help a child change impulsive random behavior into controlled purposeful behavior and discipline should be reinforced with teaching,   firmness and reminders.

According to Abari (1993) discipline is state of affairs in which established rules, regulations and law are willingly and conscientiously abided with by member to achieve and maintain order in a society.

This is similar to the ideas to Adesina (1990), who opined that, discipline implies control restrains respect for self and respect for others. It calls for sacrifice perseverance, tolerance and recognition of human dignity.

Odeku (2004) said that indiscipline is behavior that is not acceptable in school at home and in society. Immoral actions like telling lies, stealing, fighting and all forms of behaviors that are not welcome in society.

In the school and at home, deviation from normal rule guiding our conduct in the school home and society. Doing what a student is not supposed to do in the school, at home and in the community. Lack of indiscipline is the root of indiscipline, the common forms of indiscipline among the students are examination malpractices, staying outside the school compound while other students are in the class, getting out of the school through fence, fighting, stealing vandalizing school rules or orders, joining cults beating up teachers, exhorting money from junior students or beating up the junior just for no solid reason, others are telling lies against other student and teachers, playing and disturbing other students or other classes who are busy with their study, drinking and smoking of beer and drug in the school compound or outside the school gate by students addressing the seniors and the teachers rudely and playing no attention in class.

Studies Laja (1998) assent that for the training of students in acquisition of various traits and character. In order to prepare them for their future livelihood, there is the need to ensure the existence of clubs and societies in schools.

Apart from inculcating characters, training the student’s involvement of students in activities can make valuable contributions, to the development of schools and its exposure to outside world. This study would critically examine the nature of indiscipline as it affects students in institutions of higher learning.

 

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This work will provide answer to the following problems:

  1. What are the causes of indiscipline?
  2. Why is indiscipline rampant among Muslim students in tertiary institutions?
  3. What are the Islamic solutions to the sources of indiscipline?
  4. What is the effect s of indiscipline in schools and in the society?
  5. Why is it that indiscipline persists among Muslim students?
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1.3     PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 

The work is aimed at:

  1. Looking into the problem of indiscipline among Muslim students.
  2. Investigate the causes of indiscipline among the Muslim students
  3. Look into the negative effect of indiscipline on the students’ academic performance.
  4. Look into the Islamic ways of resolving the problem.
  5. Provide Islamic solutions to the problem.

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTIONS

  1. To what extent does indiscipline affect most students?
  2. To what extent does indiscipline contribute to Muslim student’s academic performance?
  3. To what extent does an Islamic study solve the problems of indiscipline?
  4. To what extent does lack of fund, contribute to the Muslim students acts of indiscipline?

1.5     RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

  1. There is no significant difference between indiscipline and Muslim student’s education.
  2. There is no significant difference between indiscipline of Muslim students and their Academic performance.
  3. There is no significant difference between lack of fund and Muslim students, indiscipline.
  4. There is no significant difference between lack of fund and Muslim students, indiscipline.

1.6     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study is very significance because it will alert the Muslim parents to know the problem of indiscipline.

The work will also sensitize the Government to understand their role at providing good Education. The work will enlighten then students on the factors causing indiscipline among them; the work will also create an avenue for the society to realize the potential of Islamic studies at providing long lasting solution to the problem of indiscipline among the students.

It will serve as a reference point to guide against the problem of indiscipline.

1.7     LIMITATION OF THE STUDY.

Due to lack of time, workload, the study will be restricted to ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IJANIKIN.

1.8     SCOPE/ DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This research work would have covered all Lagos state but due to the aforementioned problems, the work is restricted to ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IJANIKIN, fund, time and some parent s who are not ready to speak up their minds.

1.9     DEFINITION OF TERMS

DISCIPLINE: Is the process of teaching a child acceptable and unacceptable behavior

ANTITODE: It is the solution to a problem or getting, findings to something.

ISLAMIC EDUCATION: It is the education that involves Islamic perspective or Islamic studies that we learn either in the school or in the society.

INDISCIPLINE: Indiscipline in the other hand is lack of discipline in the same vein. Indiscipline as its own connected morally bad action that include cheating, telling lies, stealing, smuggling and other action that are harmful to other people and are destruction to society.

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