Abstract:
Students' discipline is critical to the attainment of positive school outcomes. However, learning
institutions have been plagued with cases of students’ unrest which undermine quality education. This
study sought to investigate the influence of school physical facilities on students’ discipline in public
secondary schools in Makueni County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to determine the
influence of adequacy of classrooms on students' discipline, to establish the influence of school library
facilities on students’ discipline, to establish the influence of science facilities on students' discipline and
to determine the influence of adequacy of sports grounds on students' discipline. Descriptive survey
design was employed. The target population was 324 principals, 3,865 teachers and 97,200 students in
public secondary schools in Makueni County. The sample size of the study was obtained by stratified
and simple random sampling procedures. The total sample matrix was 68 principals, 350 teachers and
380 students. Questionnaires, interview guide and observation schedule research instruments were
utilized for the study. Test-retest technique of reliability was used to affirm the reliability of the
instruments. The reliability coefficient of the instruments was 0.765 for questionnaire for students and
0.814 for questionnaire for the teachers. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics
and presented in frequency tables. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test
the hypothesis. From the data analysis, it was found out that adequacy of physical facilities had
significant positive relationship at r=+0.78, P=0.002 with levels of students' discipline in public secondary
schools in Makueni County. The study recommended that educational stakeholders should expand
school physical facilities in order to enhance students’ discipline.
