- Title
- Intermediate phase teachers’ perceptions on the causes of disruptive behaviour in the classroom: a study involving two schools in the Johannesburg region
- Creator
- Paulsen, Leigh
- Subject
- Problem children -- Education -- South Africa -- Johannesburg
- Subject
- Classroom management
- Subject
- Effective teaching
- Date Issued
- 2025-04
- Date
- 2025-04
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/71775
- Identifier
- vital:79130
- Description
- Learner disruptive behaviour is experienced by all teachers, whether it is major or minor. After the abolishment of corporal punishment in South Africa, teachers are still navigating through different ways to manage learner disruptive behaviour. This research study explores the perceptions of Intermediate Phase teachers on the causes of disruptive behaviour at their schools. The theoretical framework that guided this study was Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory. A qualitative approach was used for this study and data was collected through questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. Two schools were identified for this study: one being a public school and the other an independent school. Two sampling types were used, that being convenience sampling and purposive sampling. The findings show that there were both similarities and differences in these perceptions at both schools. Teachers experience different degrees of disruptive behaviour in their classes and identified society, parental influence and the school as factors that contribute the most to learner disruptive behaviour. Furthermore, the findings suggest that learner disruptive behaviour has a negative effect on teachers’ morale and motivation as well as learners’ academic performances. Besides providing some insights into learner disruptive behaviour, the study also attempts to provide some assistance to teachers in managing disruptive behaviour.
- Description
- Thesis (MEd) -- Faculty of Education, School of Initial Teacher Education, 2025
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (142 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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