ABSTRACT This study investigated the Entrepreneurship attributes among students in higher learning institutions in Dodoma in Tanzania. The study was conducted in two higher learning institutions namely Institute of Rural Development and Planning (IRDP) and College of Business Education (CBE) in Dodoma Municipality, involving a total number of 94 participants composed of 100 students (female and male), and 4 lecturers (1 female and 3 male). The study employed the Human Capital Theory developed...
ABSTRACT The study examined the academic performance impediments of students with visual impairment in inclusive secondary schools in Tanzania. It specifically examined; learning- teaching strategies and methods, teachers’ adaption of learning- teaching resources and examination, the status of orientation and mobility, and finally it established instructional leaders support to students with visual impairment. The study was guided by the social model of disability. The study adopted descrip...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the role of School-Based Guidance and Counselling Services in Shaping Students’ Discipline in Secondary Schools in Bukoba District. It had three objectives: to identify challenges of school-based mechanisms in place towards shaping students’ discipline, to explore stakeholders’ perception on the efficacy of school-based guidance and counselling services towards shaping students’ discipline, and to examine the scope of secondary school-based guidance and co...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess the effects of stress on Secondary School Teachers‘ job performance in Sumbawanga Municipality in Tanzania. Specific objectives of the study were: to identify sources of teachers stress in secondary school at Sumbawanga Municipality, to determine effects of teachers stress in secondary school at Sumbawanga Municipality and to examine coping strategies used by teachers in secondary schools to overcome stress at Sumbawanga Municipality. The study was guided ...
ABSTRACT The dissertation reports the findings of stakeholders’ beliefs and practices about Inclusive Education in Folk Development Colleges in Tanzania. Specifically, the study sought to find out stakeholders views on the practice of Inclusive Education in FDCs, examine stakeholder’s perceptions on inclusive classroom in FDCs and also explore the challenges faced by stakeholders in the whole process of teaching and learning in an inclusive classroom in FDCs in Tanzania. Using the Jack Me...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on designing and evaluating grammatical trial material for enhancing communicative competence in Tanzanian secondary schools. The aim was to design learner centered instructional grammatical material that supports English teachers on implementing the Competence Based Curriculum in order to enhance English Language communicative competence for Form One students. Constructivism theory and language acquisition to material development theory guided the design based on ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the current experimental study was to investigate effects of presence of others on children‟s simple and complex memory task performances among primary school pupils in Tanzania. The Study hypothesized that he individual pupil would perform significantly better on simple memory tasks in alone setting than in the presence of others. Then boys would perform significantly better on simple memory tasks than girls in alone settings as well as in the presence of others. La...
Abstract: This study investigated lived experiences among school leaders about pre-service teachers’ professional integrity during the teaching practice in Misungwi District. Narrative interview was used to collect the data. Fifteen (15) school leaders were purposively selected from 5 secondary schools that accommodated pre-service teachers to do the teaching practice in 2018. The narrative qualitative data analysis was employed in data analysis. The results indicated that school leaders ex...
ABSTRACT The study examined the contribution of school heads on teachers` motivation in Tanzania from the perception and experiences of school heads and teachers of four selected ward based secondary schools in Mafinga town council. Herzberg‟s Two Factor theory was used as theoretical framework. The study responded to specific objectives by: identifying and examining the most effective factors that motivate teachers, examine the strategies employed by schools heads in motivating teachers an...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership styles of school heads and school performance in private secondary schools within Dodoma Municipality. The study specifically identified the leadership style(s) mostly preferred by school heads and owners of private secondary schools. The study then examined the existing relationship between leadership styles of school heads and school performance in private secondary schools. Moreover, the most effective leadership style in pro...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate transparency in utilization of Capitation Grants in community secondary schools in Shinyanga Municipality, Tanzania. The study was a cross-sectional survey design, through qualitative research but supported with some elements of quantitative research approach. It was conducted in four secondary schools selected in urban and rural areas. The study was guided by both psychological theories (Social Learning Theory and Theory of Planned Behaviour) and man...
ABSTRACT The current study aimed at designing, developing and implementing a learner-centred exemplary materials to improve teaching and learning the human evolution topic in O- level secondary school history syllabus. The study employed a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches with ethnographic and quasi-experimental research designs. The study involved participants who were selected from two schools that belonged to Momba district in Mbeya. Data were collected thro...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of community participation in promoting students’ academic achievement in public secondary schools in Tanzania: A case of Dodoma City Council. The study was guided by New Public Management Theory. The study employed descriptive research design. The sample of this study consisted of 106 participants whereby, 50 of the participants were students, 30 were parents, 20 were teachers, 5 were head of schools and 1 was DEO. Part...
Abstract Decentralisation of education is among the current reforms that have been taking place in different African countries. Tanzania, as part of African countries, has also adopted decentralised policies in its education system. The arguments for advocating decentralisation are to give more power to the local people, minimise unneccesary bureaucracy and to ensure a proper utilisation of the educational resources. Findings from Dar es Salaam and Mbeya in Tanzania indicated that community i...
Abstract: This is a conceptual article on innovative learning/instruction setting for adaptive expertise. Currently, the dominant learning approach is socio-constructivist – where in learning process, a learner actively constructs knowledge in the existing social context through social interaction and recognition with others. Learning should be constructive, self-regulated, sensitive to context and collaborative. The intended expectation of learning in diverse disciplines is to achieve adap...