Research Papers/Topics in Educational Leadership

Effectiveness Of Constituency Bursary Awards In Enhancing Deserving Students’ Access To Public Secondary School Education In Trans-Nzoia West Sub-County, Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine, the level of effectiveness in distribution of Constituency bursary awards, so as to enhance deserving students’ access to public secondary school education in Trans- Nzoia West Sub-county, Kenya between 2006 and 2009. The mechanisms and criterion used by bursary awarding bodies have continued to leave out many deserving students in Trans- Nzoia West Sub-county. Therefore, this study explored the effectiveness of Constituency bursary ...

Evaluation Of Teachers’ Service Commission Code Of Conduct And Ethics In Preventing Secondary School Teacher-Student Sexual Relationships In Bomet County, Kenya

ABSTRACT There have been frequent cases of Kenyan teachers having sexual relationships with their students. However, there have been no studies undertaken to evaluate the Kenya’s Teachers’ Service Commission Code of Conduct and Ethics in preventing teacher-student sexual relationships. This study evaluated Teachers’ Service Commission Code of Conduct and Ethics in preventing sexual relationships between secondary school teachers and students in Bomet District of Kenya. Sixteen schools w...

An Investigation into the Effectiveness of the Decentralisation Process as a means of Integrating Staff into Regional Councils: A Case Study of Ohangwena Regional Council

Abstract  The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of decentralisation as a means to integrate central government seconded staff into Ohangwena Regional Council. The study highlights the knowledge of decentralisation in Ohangwena Regional Council, the delegated education directorate and maintenance section; the planning and co-ordination of the two delegated function’s activities between a regional council and delegating line ministries, the management of central gov...

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Inclusive Policy In Education In Private Schools In Francistown, Botswana

Abstract  This is a qualitative study on Botswana private school teachers’ perceptions of the inclusion concept in the educational system. In this study, a case study was used as a strategy to conduct the practical aspects of this study. A study was a mixed-method research design. Interviews and questionnaires were research tools that were used to collect data for this study. The sample comprised of 2 administrators and twenty teachers. A questionnaire on inclusion concept was developed on...

The Challenges And Opportunities Faced In Implementing (Plap) Performance Lag Programme In Makoni District Schools

Abstract This study explored the challenges and opportunities of the Performance Lag Address Programme (PLAP) with special reference to primary schools in Makoni District, in Manicaland in Zimbabwe. Chapter one of this study, focuses on the problem and its setting. Issues discussed in this chapter include the background of the study, the statement of the problem, objectives and research questions of the study. It also discusses the significance of the study to various stakeholders in educatio...

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Youth Microfinance Programmes In Namibia

ABSTRACT The 2012 Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Namibia reveals that unemployment among the youth stands at a staggering 42.8% compared to the overall unemployment rate of 27%which remains a challenge in itself in this country. Attempts to alleviate youth poverty worldwide caused by unemployment have been done through micro finance programmes that can help the youth to accumulate their own capital and invest in employment-generating activities. While there is sufficient evidence to prove the ...

An Effective Implementation Of An Enterprise Resource Planning System - The Case Of An Oracle System At Mvaf Namibia

ABSTRACT Implementing a wide enterprise system results in the organisation’s business processes being re-engineered; therefore it requires critical planning and extensive change management for all employees. The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund’s (MVAF) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), (an ORACLE system) implementation has been one of the highlights in the organisation’s history since the organisation has various standalone systems, across units within the organisation aimed at yielding ...

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of An Adult Entrepreneurship Training Programme In Namibia

Abstract Small and Medium Enterprises play an important role in emerging economies with its capacity to create employment opportunities and hence contributing to a country’s GDP. The training of adult entrepreneurs however remains a challenge as there is no consensus as to the components that should be included in such training initiatives. This study aims to evaluate an adult entrepreneurship programme in terms of its content, delivery methods and outcomes concurrent to the perceived valu...

Human Resource Management In Adventist Primary Schools In South Botswana Conference: Challenges And Possible Ways Forward

ABSTRACT HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ADVENTIST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTH BOTSWANA CONFERENCE: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE WAYS FORWARD By Machinda Guzha This study sought to investigate Human Resource Management in Adventist Primary Schools in South Botswana Conference: Challenges and Possible Ways Forward. It is a case of two schools that are run by the South Botswana Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Botswana. The study was centred on the issues that affect the human resources i...

A Critical Assessment Of The Impact Of Organization Culture On Sustainable Leadership Developme: A Case Of The Goevrnment Institutions Pension Fund In Nambia

ABSTRACT I Melody Mogane being a candidate for the Master of Leadership and Change Management accept the requirements of the Polytechnic relating to the retention and use of Master’s thesis deposited in the Library. In terms of these conditions, I agree that the original of my thesis deposited in the Library will be accessible for the purposes of the study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the Librarian for the care, loan or reproduction of thesis.  

REASONS FOR THE EXCLUSION OF WOMEN FROM LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THREE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN FRANCISTOWN, BOTSWANA. A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED

ABSTRACT This study examined the reasons for the exclusion of women in leadership in three Botswana private schools found in the city of Francistown. In this study, a case study design was used as a strategy to conduct the practical aspects of this research. The study was informed by the mixed method research design. Interviews and questionnaires were research tools that were used to collect data for this study. Questionnaires had closed and open ended questions. The population comprised of t...

An Analysis of the Obstacles to Effective Emergency Medical Rescue Services in Namibia: A Case Study of Motor Vehicle Accident Fund and Ministry of Health and Social Services Bases

ABSTRACT The study used quantitative and qualitative research methods to investigate the quality of service delivery by the MVA Fund and MoHSS through EMRS bases in Namibia. The positivist research strategy was used for the quantitative non-experimental research survey that includes the gathering and analysis of quantitative data. The sample of the study consisted of 20 respondents, of which 10 were from the EMRS bases (Windhoek, Omuthiya and Usakos bases) and 10 were key informants, represen...

An Analysis of Board Effectiveness in a Non-Profit Organisation: A Case Study of the National Social Marketing Programme

ABSTRACT This study focused on the analysis of board effectiveness in a non-profit organization. The aim of the study was to find out factors that influence the effectiveness of boards; in particular to examine the relationship between board inputs, processes, structures and board effectiveness. The secondary objectives were to determine the factors that influence board effectiveness at NaSoMa; to evaluate the impact of weak board effectiveness at NaSoMa and to come up with strategies that wi...

Legislative oversight and economic governance in Namibia: An evaluation of the role of parliament in the budget process

Abstract The research focused on legislative oversight and economic governance in Namibia by evaluating the role of Parliament in the budget process, namely consultations, formulation, debate and approval, implementation and auditing and assessment. The research therefore examined the work of Parliament and its Standing Committees in the budget process and established the problems that were being encountered in particular since 1995 when Parliament adopted a report on the report on the Agenda...

The Impact Of Organisational Culture On The Performance Of Junior Secondary Schools In Oshikoto Education Region

ABSTRACT The possibility of a school’s culture influencing school performance has triggered wide spread research in recent years, with the introduction of organisational culture as a field of management studying the 1970s. This topic gained the wide interest of scholars’ attention by 1980. Building from sociological and anthropological perspectives, scholars have argued that organisations could possess a culture-which is the taken-for-granted assumptions and behaviour that makes sense of ...


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