School Location and Principals’ Management of Teachers’ Indiscipline in Akwa Ibom State Secondary Schools, Nigeria
Dr. (Mrs.) Uduak Imo Ekpoh, Dr. Usang Bassey

Abstract
The study explored the influence of school location on principals' management of teachers' indiscipline in Akwa Ibom State secondary schools, Nigeria. A survey design was adopted for the study. The study population comprised principals and Vice principals from 376 secondary schools. A sample of 450 principals and vice principals were drawn through stratified random sampling technique for the study. One hypothesis guided the study. A validated Likert type research instrument tagged "Management of Teachers' Indiscipline Questionnaire" (MTIQ) was used to elicit responses from the sample. Data collected were analyzed using independent t-test. Findings revealed that school location influences principals' management of indiscipline that were related to teaching activities, school attendance and school ethics but not for non- teaching activities. It was recommended that urban and rural principals should partner to enhance effective management of teachers' indiscipline for improved quality of teacher discipline in the school system.

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