ABSTRACT This study examined parents and teachers‟ strategies of guidance for socio-emotional behaviours among preschool children, using Moshi Rural District as the case study. The study deployed a case study design where the qualitative approach was used with some elements of quantitative approach. Underpinned by the Life Mission Theory IV, Social Cultural Learning Theory and Adlerian Theory of Behaviour, the study involved 41 informants who were 7 head teachers, 17 parents and 17 presch...
ABSTRACT This study assessed challenges facing primary school teachers in teaching English language in Kongwa District. The study was governed by three specific objectives namely; Assess content and skills of primary school teachers‟ preparation in teaching English language; examine challenges facing teachers in teaching English language in primary schools and lastly explore strategies on improving teaching of English language in primary schools. Ecological Systems Theory (EST) by Urie Bro...
ABSTRACT Reading, writing and arithmetic (3RS) constitute the Literacy skills which have recently drawn great attention among education stakeholders in Tanzania due to the fact that children mastery of these skills has been reported to be problematic. The key objective of the study was to examine the process of teacher preparation for development of the 3Rs in lower primary classes in Tanzania. A case study design informed by qualitative approach was employed in the study. The study was guid...
ABSTRACT The central purpose of this study was to investigate ICT courses in education program at SUZA; focusing on their effectiveness in teacher preparation. The study was mainly qualitative case study supported by some elements of quantitative data. Using both random and purposive sampling techniques, a total of 104 respondents; 70 third year university student teachers, 30 ex-student teachers, 3 ICT lecturers and a head of ICT department at SUZA participated in the study. Data were gathe...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the income generating activities in public primary schools and their contribution to school funds. The study was guided by Resource Dependency Theory (RDT). Mixed research approach was used. The study employed close-ended questionnaire, structured and semi-structured interview, observation and documentary review as the data collection methods. The sample included 61 informants comprising of District Primary Education Officer, 30 headteachers ...
ABSTRACT This study focused on identification of the training needs of heads of schools within the decentralized secondary education in Tanzania; Hai District in Tanzania was used as a case study. The study used qualitative and quantitative approaches in data collection and analysis procedures. Data were collected through interviews, questionnaires and documentary reviews. The sampled participants were thirty (30) teachers, five (5) heads of schools, one (1) district education officer and (1...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate challenges facing an effective implementation of guidance and counselling in HLI in Tanzania. The study investigated the available guidance and counselling services to students in HLI, examined challenges that faced the implementation of guidance and counselling services in HLI, and then suggested a suitable ways for effective delivery of guidance and counselling in HLI in Tanzania. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative approach with de...
ABSTRACT This study investigated home-shared book reading practises in enhancing literacy skills development to pre-primary children. The study was conducted in Nanyumbu District in Mtwara region involving 54 participants composed of 27 parents (16 males and 11 females), 7 pre-primary teachers (4 males and 3 females) and 20 preprimary children (10 boys and 10 girls). The study employed simple random, purposive and snowball sampling techniques to obtain respondents of the study. Furthermore, ...
ABSTRACT This study explored the challenges faced in implementing free primary education in Tanzania. Mafinga Town Council was used as case study where four (4) wards, i.e. one school from each ward, were used. The qualitative approach was predominantly used with few element of quantitative approach. The study is based on the Human Capital Theory and Structural-Functionalism and the data were collected from sixty (60) participants through open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured intervi...
ABSTRACT This study explored the effectiveness of teachers’ roles in developing writing skills among public primary school pupils in Namtumbo District Council. The study findings are based on the research questions derived from four specific objectives namely: to investigate teachers’ roles in developing public primary school pupils’ abilities in forming alphabetical letters; to explore teachers’ roles in developing accuracy and coherency in writing among public primary school pupils...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of school leadership styles on students‟ academic performance in internal examinations. It was conducted in four schools in West district of Zanzibar. The study was meant to find out the leadership styles adopted by heads of schools, to examine the factors for the adoption of a particular leadership style and to examine the influence of school leadership styles on students‟ academic performance in school internal examinations. The study invol...
ABSTRACT Parents are key people in the life of growing children, the future of children depends on the success on bringing them up. This study examined child development in the contexts of conflicting and harmonious parenting styles in Tanzania for the purpose of obtaining information that will ultimately improve family context for optimal child development. The study deployed exploratory and explanatory study design where qualitative approach was used with some elements of quantitative appr...
ABSTRACT This research aimed at analyzing partnerships existing between schools and communities in the implementation of School Feeding Programmes (SFP) taking Chamwino district as a case study. Specifically, the study sought to determine how the SFPs were introduced, rationale for the SFP, types of partnerships, perception of stakeholders on the contribution of SFPs as well as challenges facing the partnerships and measures adopted for improving SFP. The study used a case study design to ge...
ABSTRACT This study intended to investigate the challenges facing provision of career counseling services in Public secondary schools in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania. Furthermore, the study suggested measures for providing career counseling services in secondary schools. The study adopted Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making in the theoretical framework. Besides, the study employed descriptive cross-sectional survey research design. Then a purposive sampling technique was employ...
ABSTRACT The achievement of pupils at primary schools depends on proper development in their early years at pre-primary schools. However, the teaching and learning of children at pre-primary school attached to the public primary school has encountered challenges of teaching and learning facilities. This study examined stakeholders‘ awareness on the educational policy statements towards improvement of teaching and learning facilities among Pre-primary schools in Kyela District. The study em...