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Disciplinary problems of students is one of the various obstacles facing the education system and it has brought about greater negative impact on the teaching learning process particularly at high school level.Taking the depth of the problem into consideration, this book, therefore, explores prevalent disciplinary problems of students in private and mission secondary schools and their possible causes by examining the home background, school related factors, peer group factors and personal conditions of students with disciplinary problems so as to propose more effective and appropriate means to alleviate disciplinary problems of students. The coping strategies included in this book, if applied, will benefit schools, school administrators, teachers and parents in their effort to solve the problem in order to create a conducive atmosphere for achieving educational objectives.

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Melaku Engida, M.A: studied Educational Planning and Management in Addis Ababa University; advanced skill teacher and a member of the middle management at British International School. Melaku has taught at different government, private, mission and international secondary schools for about sixteen years.

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