Aloka, Peter J.Bojuwoye, Olaniyi2017-06-122017-06-122013Aloka, P. J. O. et al. (2013). Group Polarization Effect on Decisions by selected Kenyan Secondary School Disciplnary Panels. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 23 (2): 275-2821433-0237http://hdl.handle.net/10566/2962http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2013.10820624This study investigated social group phenomenon of group polarization effects on disciplinary hearing decisions in selected Kenyan secondary school. The participants were 78 school personnel (females = 42%and males 58%) from ten secondary schools with both unisex (n = 39) and co-educational schools (n = 39). Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. The results suggested group polarization effects in disciplinary hearing decisions, in that there were shifts from pre to post-disciplinary hearing decisions. Persuasive arguments and social comparisons significantly influenced group polarization decisions.enPublisher retains copyright. Authors may archive the published version in their Institutional Repository.Decision makingDisciplinary hearingsGroup polarizationKenyan secondary schoolsPersuasive argumentsStudent behaviorArticle