ABSTRACT This study explored the influence of head teachers‟ leadership competence on pupils‟ academic performance in Mkuranga District-Tanzania. The study was conducted in twenty five public primary schools of Mkuranga District involving 25 head teachers, 120 teachers, 1 district education quality assurer and 1 district academic officer. The study was exploratory in nature, based on descriptive survey involving ex-post facto research design. House‟s Path-Goal Theory was employed in the...
This study intended to explore the influence of school heads on teachers‟ job performance in public secondary schools. The study had three specific objectives which were: to explore ways that school heads use to promote teachers‟ job performance, to identify the challenges that school heads face in promoting teachers‟ job performance, and to explore how far the school heads take care of the teachers‟ social needs aiming at intensifying teachers‟ job performance. The research was con...
ABSTRACT Play has been acknowledged worldwide as an important arena for holistic child development, and is included in the UN‟s article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as among the basic rights of the child. Studies throughout the world show that play is important for children‟s cognitive, socio-emotional and language development. This study sought to investigate beliefs and practices related to play and learning in Dodoma region preschools, Tanzania. The study deplo...
ABSTRACT This study explored the experiences of pregnant and mothering students in higher learning institutions by taking the case of the University of Dodoma as a case study which is found in Dodoma Tanzania. In specifically, the study sought to find out the prevalence of mothering and pregnant students at the University of Dodoma, to investigate the experiences of pregnant and mothering students in their academic pursuit issues and to investigate the outstanding experiences of pregnant and ...
ABSTRACT The primary aim of this study was to investigate the kind of care that is given to orphans in Iwawa Ward, in Makete district, and how that care affects the orphans‟ primary schooling. The study was guided by the following research questions: Who are the caregivers of the orphaned pupils? What kind of care is given to the orphans?, How that care affects the orphans‟ primary schooling? What should be done to improve orphans‟ primary schooling? The study employed a case study desi...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the home factors affecting children‟s acquisition of reading and writing in Tanzania. This research was conducted in Mvomero and Kilosa district of Morogoro Region involving 4 schools of which involves 92 participants were interviewed and the other 80 were engaged in focused group discussion. The study employed simple random sampling technique to obtain parents who were involved in interview and focus group discussion. Furthermore, the study employed a ca...
ABSTRACT The study explored the learning environment and the academic achievement of pupils in Tanzania primary schools focusing on dominance, difference and deficits. The study stressed on the three main dimensions, namely school infrastructure and location, appropriate administration of the schools as well as the teachers‟ competency. The study was predominantly qualitative supplemented by quantitative approach with descriptive survey design. Bertallanfy General System Theory (GST) guided...
ABSTRACT The study investigated parents’ participation in improving the academic performance of pupils with hearing impairment (HI) in Mbeya City primary schools. The study starts by examining parents’ participation in educating children with HI. It further scrutinizes parents’ attitudes in supporting their children with HI in improving academic performance, and lastly, it identifies challenges facing parents in improving the academic performance of children with HI. The study was guide...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the current perceptions of ward based secondary school teachers on their job satisfaction in selected ward based secondary schools of Kilombero District. It also, examined the aspects of teachers‟ self-efficacy that positively and negatively affect teachers‟ job satisfaction. A total of 55 respondents participated in the study. Among them, 24 teachers and 24 students were included through simple random sampling technique. Additionally, 6 heads of ward base...
ABSTRACT Across the world parents are considered to be the first and most continuous teachers of children. Appropriate childrearing practices help them to contribute positively in all domains of child development. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of parents as first teachers focusing on storytelling in Tanzania with specific attention to urban and rural families. In order to conduct this study, socio-cultural theory by Lev Vygotsky (1978) was used to guide the conduct of this...
ABSTRACT This study explored pupils' perceptions on relevance of Science subject in primary schools in Tanzania. The investigation was conducted in Korogwe Town. The study was mainly conducted under the qualitative approach and to some extent supported by the quantitative research approach. The Theory of Reasoned Action and research questions were used to guide the current study. Beside the study was conducted in 5 public primary schools whereby 20 pupils (girls and boys) from each class that...
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to gain in depth understanding of the phenomenon of gender balance in secondary schools and to document its prospects and challenges in education. The study examined the state of gender balance in secondary schools and explored teachers and students perception on gender balance in some selected secondary schools in Babati District in Manyara. It also examined prospects and challenges of gender balanced classroom in academic achievements. The study empl...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude and practice of primary school teachers towards children with disabilities being in inclusive classrooms in Tanzanian schools. The objectives of these was to find out primary school teachers` attitudes towards children with disabilities being in inclusive classes; to find out teachers ways of working in inclusive classes and to identify the way teachers treat children with disabilities in inclusive classes. A case study design...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to explore the influence of language code-switching in the learning of the History subject in Tanzanian secondary schools in Mkalama district, Singida. This study was guided by the Socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky (1978). Vygotsky is best known for being an educational psychologist with a socio-cultural theory. Qualitative research approach and multiple-case design were used to collect, analyze and data presentation. Data were analyzed to provide teachers‟ and stu...
ABSTRACT Internet use in educational institutes has benefits for both the professional developments of teachers and the educational work of students. In Ghana, there have been several initiatives such as the World of Learning Project (WorLD Links), a World Bank sponsored programme, coupled with assistance from corporate bodies like Ghana Telecom, Network Computer Systems (NCS), Africa Online and Standard Chartered Bank Limited, for promoting the use of the Internet for educational purposes....