EMPLOYING CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE FOR SOCIAL-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RECONSTRUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper discussed classroom management and discipline as a panacea for social economic and political reconstruction in 21^st-century Nigeria. The educational sector is the bedrock under which every social structure is rooted. Students are the sub-culture that influences the dictates of the larger society and if proper and adequate information and culture are not transmitted the social, economic, and political development of the nation would be at risk. The paper discussed how classroom management and discipline could be employed to impact appropriate skills, values, attitudes, knowledge, and competencies in individual students to aid in the socioeconomic and political reconstruction of Nigeria in the 21^st century. Some causes of indiscipline in schools were revealed such as teachers’ lateness and absenteeism in class and overcrowded classrooms among others. It was concluded that classroom management and discipline are of great importance in the socio-economic and political state of the country. It was also recommended that policy documents and guidelines on the dos and don’ts for disciplinary actions must be provided in schools and teachers themselves must possess a good character worthy of emulation, among others.