New Horizons in Education


No 38, pp. 15-21 (November, 1997)

Disciplinary Problems of Primary School Students in Ma On Shan

Chui Fa LAM and Kwok Keung HO

Abstract

This is a survey about behavioral problems of primary school students in the Ma On Shan area. There are ten schools in the area. These schools have been found between 3 to 10 years. Each school has a student population of 400 or more. Questionnaires were distributed to the teachers in these schools, the response rate was just more than half. Results indicated that minor offenses like leaving their-own seats in the classroom without prior permission, no homework, etc. fluctuated between 13 to 39% which were about the same as junior secondary school students. The biggest differences between primary and secondary school students was lateness, with very small percentage of late students in the primary schools. Serious offenses like stealing, trunancy, etc. were not high, just around 1 to 4%. This showed that the behavioral problems were still under control.
Keywords: Ma On Shan; Disciplinary Problems; Primary School

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