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NEXUS OF PERMISSIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STYLE AND PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMO STATE
Abstract: The objective of the study was to ascertain the coefficient of relationship between permissive classroom management style and the performance of students in public secondary schools in Imo State. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised all the teachers and students of public secondary schools in Imo State (212123). A sample size of 399 was arrived at through Taro Yamane sample size determination technique. The researcher adopted questionnaire as instrumentation for the study. The data which was generated from the questionnaire was analyzed using modified four point Likert type scale, Pearson Correlation coefficient, standard deviation statistics was used to test the hypothesis because of the large sample size. The result shows that all the listed items having a mean response of 2.5 and above is interpreted as positive, while those below 2.5 is taken as negative. The highest performance met by permissive management style was, permissive style is characterized by a lack of involvement with mean responses of 2.5 and above. Ineffective permissive classroom management strategies influenced performance of in the classroom. This study implies that the listed items of permissive management style have negative influence on performance in the classroom. However, the permissive style is characterized by a lack of involvement, the environment is non-punitive, there are few demands on students, and there is a lot of freedom. Ineffective permissive classroom management strategies hamper indulgent classroom management style, hence teachers should be trained by management to overcome such negativity.
Key words: permissive classroom management style, performance of students. Public secondary schools