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    Participation of Students in Games and Sports and Management of Indiscipline in Secondary Schools in Kitgum Municipality
    (Gulu University, 2026) Oyet Nelson Mackenzie
    The study was conducted on participation of students in games and sports and management of indiscipline in secondary schools in Kitgum Municipality. Student athletes in Kitgum Municipality were generally seen as being indiscipline; normally normally stirring commotion during games days and even in schools, portraying numerous misconducts; the study aimed to examine how participation of students in games and sports influences management of indiscipline in secondary schools in Kitgum Municipality. The study was conducted using correlation design; data were collected using questionnaires and interviews from 248 participants. Questionnaire data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics to determine the level of students’ participation in games and sports and strategies for management of indiscipline of students in games and sports. Objective three was analysed using Pearson correlation. Findings revealed that students generally reported high to very high levels of participation in games and sports activities (Means ranging from 4.25–4.62); football, athletics, field events and volleyball were the most popular and actively promoted sporting activities, while Scrabble received comparatively lower participation. The findings revealed a very high level of implementation of school discipline practices (Means = 4.66–4.77) across the schools studied; The interview results supported the quantitative findings for objectives one and two as most deputies attested to high level of participation in games, and management of Indiscipline in their schools. The correlation analysis revealed that there is a moderate positive relationship between management of indiscipline and students' participation in games and sports (r = 0.548). The study concluded that there is a high level of students' participation in games and sports activities in the secondary schools studied, there is a very high level of school discipline practices in the secondary schools studied and that management of indiscipline has a significant positive relationship with students' participation in games and sports. The study recommended in objective one, that school administrators should sustain and strengthen participation in highly popular sports such as football, athletics, field events and volleyball while deliberately promoting less-participated activities such as scrabble through awareness campaigns, inter-school competitions, provision of equipment and specialised coaching. In objective two, that Secondary school administrators should sustain and strengthen positive discipline practices by ensuring that school rules remain clearly communicated, guidance and counselling services are adequately resourced, reward systems are consistently implemented.