Abstract:

The present study aims to investigate the correlation between school discipline, which plays a key role in education, and the family and school environment based on the views of students, teachers and school administrators in secondary education institution. The study was conducted with the case study design, a qualitative research method. The study group included 20 students, 20 branch teachers, 4 school counselors and 5 administrators in a secondary education institution in the central district of Ankara during the 2014-2015 academic year. Purposive sampling method was employed in the assignment of the participants. A semi-structured interview form was used to collect the study data and the data were analyzed with the content analysis method. The study data were coded to determine the themes and sub-themes, and the findings are presented in tables including frequencies. The participating students, teachers and school administrators stated that there was a significant correlation between the school discipline and the family and school environment. Participants emphasized the impact of socio-economic and cultural attributes on the correlation between school discipline and family and school environment. Teachers and school administrators stated that students who were raised in families with low educational and socio-economic level were more susceptible to undisciplined attitudes and behavior. The parents expect from the school discipline to prevent the students to adopt undesirable behavior at school. It was observed that the school and the family environment helped reinforce and determine the disciplinary practices at school.

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