Causes of Challenging Behavior in Primary Schools: The Perspectives of Students in Phoenix, South Africa
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Authors
Rubbi Nunan, Julie Shantone
Ntombela, Sithabile
Issue Date
2019
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
students, schools, teachers, school improvement, challenging behavior
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Abstract
Students’ challenging behavior has become a serious problem internationally.
In South Africa, there are reports highlighting that even primary schools
experience serious forms of challenging behavior by students. This article
emanates from a case study that utilized the social cognitive theory
to understand how primary schools address this phenomenon. To get
students’ perspectives of what causes them to exhibit challenging behavior,
a purposive sample of nine students (N = 9) from three primary schools
was identified. Data were generated through face-to-face and focus group
interviews. Findings show that there are more school than home factors
impacting primary school students’ lives and influencing behavior. The article
concludes that primary school teachers need to understand the causative
factors of challenging behaviors and consider changing school cultures as a
possible solution to school improvement efforts. Further research should
include a larger sample of schools and multicultural students to shed more
light on this phenomenon.
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Citation
Rubbi Nunan, J.S. & Ntombela, S. (2019). Causes of Challenging Behavior in Primary Schools: The Perspectives of Students in Phoenix, South Africa. Education and Urban Society. 51(8). 1127-1141. DOI: 10.1177/0013124518781911.
Publisher
Education and Urban Society