The impact of positive discipline implementation on academic achievement : a comparative study in two schools from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Cairo

Abstract EN

This study aimed at comparing positive discipline practices implemented in two schools in Cairo city metropolitan area, one from Upper socioeconomic (Class A) and one from a middle socioeconomic background (Class C).

The study followed both quantitative and qualitative methods using surveys and focus group interviews with stakeholders (students, teachers, parents) at both schools.

The study showed that in the class C school, school positive discipline practices were found to be relatively less effective mainly due to the stress families felt towards university admission trying to secure a chance at public universities because they cannot afford private and international universities' tuition fees.

On the other hand, positive discipline practices in the Class A school, were found to be more effective compared to other school mainly because university admission is not a thing families worry about because they can afford paying tuition fees for higher education anywhere in the world inside and outside Egypt.